Cleveland,  Ohio 
October  21  to  24>  1902 


HANDBOOK 


FIRST  GENERAL  MISSIONARY  CONVENTION 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 


Cleveland,  Ohio 
October  21  to  24,  1902 


THE  CLEVELAND  MISSIONARY 
CONVENTION 


Hours  of  Sessions 

All  sessions  of  the  Convention,  except  section  meetings,  will  be 
held  in  Grays’  Armory.  The  first  session  will  convene  Tuesday 
afternoon  at  2:^0’  clock,  and  the  last  meeting  will  take  place  the 
following  Friday  evening.  The  hours  of  the  platform  meetings  are: 
Morning,  9  to  12  o’clock;  afternoon,  2  to  5  o’clock;  evening,  8  to 
9 :  30  o’clock. 

Section  Meetings 

The  following  section  meetings  will  be  held  on  Thursday  and 
Friday  afternoons,  at  places  to  be  announced  in  the  daily  bulletins : 

Thursday  Afternoon 

(1)  Conference  of  Presiding  Elders  and  District  Missionary  Sec¬ 
retaries. 

(2)  Conference  of  Pastors. 

(3)  Conference  of  Epworth  League  and  Sunday  School  Workers. 

(4)  Conference  of  Lay  Members. 

Friday  Afternoon 

(1)  Conference  of  the  Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

(2)  Conference  of  the  Woman’s  Home  Missionary  Society. 

(3)  Conference  of  the  National  City  Evangelization  Union. 


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Daily  Bulletin 

No  program  will  be  published,  but  a  daily  bulletin  will  be  issued, 
in  which  all  announcements  will  appear. 

Hymnal 

A  hymnal  has  been  printed  for  the  use  of  the  Convention,  and  to 
cover  the  cost  of  publication  a  charge  of  ten  cents  a  copy  will  be 
made.  These  hymnals  are  on  sale  at  the  Convention  headquarters 
in  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  also  before  and  after 
sessions  in  the  rear  of  the  Convention  hall  in  Grays’  Armory. 

Prayer 

A  prayer  card  has  been  issued  and  will  be  placed  in  the  hands 
of  each  delegate.  It  is  hoped  that  delegates  will  be  much  in  prayer 
during  the  Convention.  The  observance  of  the  Morning  Watch  and 
the  formation  of  prayer  groups  are  especially  to  be  desired. 

Applause 

In  view  of  the  experience  of  former  missionary  Conventions  it 
is  believed  that  the  spiritual  tone  of  this  gathering  will  be  deepened 
by  the  suppression  on  the  part  of  delegates  of  all  applause.  It  is 
especially  desired  that  in  connection  with  the  music  of  the  Conven¬ 
tion  there  be  no  applause. 

Quiet  in  the  Convention  Hall 

It  will  be  practically  impossible  for  the  speakers  to  be  heard  in 
the  Convention  hall  unless  all  conversation  and  moving  about  is 
avoided  during  the  sessions.  Impromptu  singing  from  the  floor  of 
the  Convention  during  the  time  of  assembling  for  sessions  is  dep¬ 
recated.  If  delegates  will  gather  and  depart  in  quiet,  the  amount  of 
confusion  incident  to  such  a  gathering  will  be  minimized. 

At  nine  o’clock  each  morning  the  doors  of  the  Convention  hall 
will  be  locked,  and  thereafter  throughout  the  day  no  one  will  be  ad¬ 
mitted  to  the  hall  while  a  speaker  is  on  the  floor,  admission  being 
granted  only  during  the  intervals  between  the  addresses. 

Seating  of  Delegates 

In  the  Convention  hall,  delegates  will  be  seated  by  States,  and  fol¬ 
lowing  the  precedent  established  by  the  General  Conference,  State 
delegations  have  been  assigned  their  position  on  the  floor  by  lot. 


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Convention  Directory 

CONVENTION  HEADQUARTERS  —  THE  FIRST  METHOD¬ 
IST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 

The  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  is  located  at  the  corner  of 
Euclid  Avenue  and  Erie  Street.  It  is  about  five  minutes’  walk  east¬ 
ward  from  the  Public  Square  on  Euclid  Avenue. 

The  following  street  car  lines  pass  the  church :  Euclid  Avenue, 
Cedar  Avenue,  Wade  Park,  Windermere,  Collinwood,  East  Cleve¬ 
land,  Euclid  Heights,  Euclid  Beach. 

The  following  lines  cross  Erie  Street  within  easy  walking  dis¬ 
tance  of  the  church :  St.  Clair  Street,  Payne  Avenue,  Superior 
Street,  Woodland,  Central,  Scovill  and  Quincy. 

The  church  is  located  in  that  portion  of  the  “  down-town  ”  dis¬ 
trict  called  the  “  New  Center.” 

GRAYS’  ARMORY 

The  Cleveland  Grays’  Armory  is  located  on  Bolivar  Street,  near 
its  intersection  with  Prospect  Street.  It  is  one  block  south  and 
about  one  block  east  from  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Prospect  Street  is  the  first  street  south  of  the  First  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  and  crosses  Erie  Street. 

The  Armory  is  reached  by  the  same  car  lines  which  pass  the 
First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  is  within  easy  walking  dis¬ 
tance  from  the  other  lines  named  in  connection  with  the  First  Meth¬ 
odist  Episcopal  Church. 

STREET  CAR  LINES 

All  street  car  lines,  with  the  exception  of  the  Wilson  Avenue 
line,  center  at  the  Public  Square.  Transfers  will  be  given  from  the 
Wilson  Avenue  line  to  any  other  line  crossing  it.  Any  car  bound 
“  down  town  ”  from  any  part  of  the  city  will  carry  passengers  to  the 
Public  Square,  whence  the  Armory  or  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  may  be  reached  by  a  short  walk,  or  by  means  of  any  of  the 
lines  above  named  as  passing  the  church  and  the  Armory. 

DOWN-TOWN  RESTAURANTS  AND  CAFES 

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The  Young  Men’s  Christian  Association  Restaurant,  Young  Men’s 
Christian  Association  Building,  corner  of  Prospect  and  Erie  Streets. 
Convenient  and  first  class.  Heartily  commended. 


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Charlesworth’s  252  Euclid  Avenue. 

DeKlyn’s,  124  Euclid  Avenue. 

Stranahan’s,  141  Euclid  Avenue  and  34  The  Arcade. 

The  Hollenden,  corner  Superior  and  Bond  Streets. 

The  Delmont,  337  Superior  Street. 

Hygienic  Cafe,  276  Euclid  Avenue. 

Macdonald’s,  9  Public  Square  and  140  Superior  Street. 

Miller  &  Fouts,  185  Superior  Street. 

Women’s  Exchange,  166  Euclid  Avenue. 

The  Colonial  Hotel,  Colonial  Arcade,  Euclid  Avenue  opposite 
Bond  Street. 

REST  ROOMS. 

The  Missionary  Exhibit,  located  in  the  Sunday  School  room 
of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  will  be  open  as  a  rest  room 
between  the  sessions  of  the  Convention.  Correspondence  tables  and 
writing  materials  will  be  provided  for  the  use  of  delegates. 

The  Auditorium  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  will 
be  kept  open  at  all  times  during  the  Convention,  for  the  benefit 
of  delegates  desiring  a  quiet  hour. 

A  rest  room  has  been  provided  on  the  second  floor  front  of  Grays’ 
Armory,  where  correspondence  tables  and  writing  material  may  be 
used  between  sessions. 

The  attention  of  delegates  is  called  to  the  hospitality  extended 
by  the  Young  Men’s  Christian  Association  and  the  Young  Women’s 
Christian  Association  mentioned  below : 

Young  Men’s  Christian  Association.  —  The  Young  Men’s 
Christian  Association  of  Cleveland  desires  to  greet  the  delegates  to 
the  First  General  Missionary  Convention  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  to  extend  to  them  the  courtesy  of  its  building.  The 
central  building  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Erie  and  Prospect  Streets, 
which  corner  the  delegates  will  pass  each  day  in  going  between 
the  First  Methodist  Church  and  Grays’  Armory.  Delegates  are 
especially  invited  to  make  themselves  at  home  in  the  building,  using 
it  as  their  social  headquarters  during  the  time  of  the  convention. 
The  officers  will  be  glad  to  be  of  any  possible  service  to  any  dele¬ 
gates  at  any  time. 

Young  Women’s  Christian  Association.  —  The  Young  Wom¬ 
en’s  Christian  Association,  317  Euclid  Avenue,  extends  a  cordial 
welcome  to  the  women  delegates  to  the  Convention  to  visit  the  build¬ 
ing,  and  to  make  free  use  of  the  rest  rooms. 

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CONVENTION  POST-OFFICE 


During  the  first  day  of  the  Convention,  Tuesday,  the  Convention 
post-office  will  be  located  in  the  auditorium  of  the  First  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church.  On  subsequent  days  of  the  Convention  the  post- 
office  will  be  located  in  the  parlors  of  the  church,  occupying  the 
same  booths,  that  are  used  for  registration  purposes. 

Notices  of  appointments  to  speak  at  Sunday  services,  committee 
meetings,  railroad  certificates  and  other  official  and  unofficial  com¬ 
munications  will  be  transmitted  to  delegates  through  the  Conven¬ 
tion  post-office.  It  is  therefore  very  important  that  delegates  in¬ 
quire  regularly  for  mail  after  Wednesday  morning. 

The  post-office  will  be  open  from  8  a.  m.  until  io  p.  m.,  except 
during  the  hours  of  convention  sessions. 


THE  MISSIONARY  EXHIBIT 

The  missionary  exhibit  of  the  Convention  is  located  in  the  Sun¬ 
day  School  rooms  and  gallery  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  The  exhibit  room  may  be  reached  from  the  Euclid  Avenue 
entrance  of  the  church,  by  taking  the  stairway  leading  from  the 
church  vestibule  to  the  gallery,  or  it  may  be  reached  from  the  Erie 
Street  entrance,  by  taking  the  stairway  leading  to  the  Sunday  School 
room. 

The  exhibit  room  will  be  open  from  8  a.  m.  to  7:  30  p.  m.,  except 
during  Convention  sessions. 

RAILROAD  CERTIFICATES 

Those  holding  railroad  certificates  should  deposit  them  with  the 
registration  committee,  at  the  same  time  that  credentials  are  pre¬ 
sented.  They  will  then  be  properly  countersigned  and  returned  to 
the  delegates  through  the  Convention  post-office.  Certificates  will 
not  be  valid  unless  thus  deposited  and  countersigned. 


TELEGRAPH  AND  TELEPHONE  OFFICES 

Telegraph  and  telephone  offices  will  be  found  in  the  First  Meth¬ 
odist  Episcopal  Church,  in  room  No.  2  which  is  just  across  from 
the  registration  room  and  to  the  right  as  one  enters  from  Erie  Street. 
The  Convention  has  Bell  Telephone,  North  467. 


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PARCEL  CHECK  ROOM 


A  parcel  check  room  will  be  found  in  the  vestibule  of  the  First 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  reached  by  the  Euclid  Avenue  en¬ 
trance,  or,  with  more  difficulty,  through  the  registration  room. 

HOW  AND  WHERE  TO  REGISTER 

Immediately  upon  arrival  in  Cleveland  the  delegates  should  pro¬ 
ceed  to  the  Erie  Street  entrance  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  where  they  will  present  their  credentials  and  railroad  cer¬ 
tificates,  receiving  in  exchange  a  ticket  to  Grays’  Armory  and  their 
assignment  to  place  of  entertainment.  Members  of  the  reception 
committee  will  be  at  hand  to  give  directions  concerning  street  cars 
and  methods  of  reaching  the  homes  of  the  city.  Owing  to  the  fact 
that  the  passage-ways  surrounding  the  registration  booths  are  neces¬ 
sarily  very  narrow,  delegates  are  earnestly  requested  not  to  indulge 
in  friendly  reminiscences  in  the  registration  room,  but  having  regis¬ 
tered,  to  pass  promptly  into  the  main  auditorium  of  the  church 
where  there  will  be  an  information  bureau,  with  ample  room  and 
opportunity  for  social  intercourse. 

POINTS  OF  INTEREST 

The  Garfield  Monument  and  Lake  View  Cemetery.  Take  any 
car  eastward  from  Public  Square  on  Euclid  Avenue.  Thirty  minutes’ 
street  car  ride  from  Public  Square. 

Wade  Park.  Cars  eastward  on  Euclid  Avenue.  Twenty-five  min¬ 
utes’  street  car  ride  from  Public  Square. 

Gordon  Park.  St.  Clair  Street  cars,  eastward.  Thirty-five  min¬ 
utes’  street  car  ride  from  Public  Square. 

Soldiers  and  Sailors’  Monument.  Public  Square. 

Epworth  Memorial  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Wilson  Avenue, 
between  Euclid  and  Cedar  Avenues.  Take  Cedar,  Euclid  or  Wilson 
Avenue  cars.  Fifteen  minutes’  car  ride  from  Public  Square. 

State  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  Newburgh.  Take  Broadway  car. 
Thirty-five  minutes’  street  car  ride  from  Public  Square. 

Western  Reserve  University  and  Case  School  of  Applied  Science. 
Euclid  Avenue,  opposite  Wade  Park.  Take  Euclid  Avenue  car. 
Twenty-five  minutes’  street  car  ride  from  Public  Square. 


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The  Missionary  Exhibit 

An  effort  has  been  made  to  put  into  the  Exhibit  such  articles  as 
will  illustrate  the  different  phases  of  modern  missionary  enterprise. 
Delegates  will  here  find  a  choice  collection  of  books  on  missions, 
so  classified  and  displayed  that  one  can  readily  see  what  volumes 
are  best  suited  to  any  particular  need.  Here  one  will  find  mate¬ 
rial  which  will  make  clear  the  work  of  our  Missionary  Society,  both 
on  the  foreign  and  home  field,  and  in  the  equally  important  opera¬ 
tions  required  for  the  education  of  the  home  Church  and  the  devel¬ 
opment  of  its  missionary  activities.  Special  attention  is  called  to 
the  exhibit  of  the  missionary  work  of  the  young  people’s  societies. 
The  missionary  libraries,  mission  study  books,  with  plans  for  the 
classes,  will  be  given  a  prominent  place. 

A  large  number  of  pamphlets,  periodicals,  charts  and  maps  will 
be  exhibited,  so  that  an  opportunity  will  be  given  to  add  intelligently 
to  the  missionary  equipment  of  the  several  churches. 

The  Exhibit  will  be  open  each  day  from  8 :  30  a.  m.  to  7 :  45  p.  m. 
No  delegate  should  fail  to  spend  considerable  time,  note-book  in 
hand,  in  the  Exhibit  rooms.  No  better  opportunity  can  be  had  for 
learning  what  to  purchase  in  the  line  of  literature  and  other  helpful 
material.  Orders  for  books,  periodicals,  etc.,  will  be  taken  and  sales 
made,  should  any  visitors  so  desire. 


OUTLINE  OF  THE  EXHIBIT 

I.  The  General  Collection  of  Missionary  Books:  (1)  General 
Missionary  Work;  (2)  Religions;  (3)  Missionary  Histories;  (4) 
Reports  of  Great  Missionary  Conferences;  (5)  Biographies;  (6) 
Various  Missionary  Fields;  (7)  Devotional  Works. 

II.  The  Methodist  Episcopal  Missionary  Society:  (1)  Reports; 
(2)  Periodicals;  (3)  Pamphlet  Publications;  (4)  Maps  and  Charts. 

III.  Exhibit  of  the  Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

IV.  Exhibit  of  the  Woman’s  Home  Missionary  Society. 

V.  Exhibit  of  the  Missionary  Movement  Among  Young  People. 

VI.  Libraries  to  promote  Missionary  Intelligence. 

VII.  Methodist  Colleges  and  Missions. 

VIII.  Curio  Collections,  representing  the  various  Mission  Fields. 

IX.  Maps,  Charts,  Illustrations. 

X.  The  Missionary  Lantern  Slide  Bureau. 


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Convention  Speakers  and  their  Topics 

The  Rev.  G.  B.  Addicks,  D.  D. — 

“  Our  Foreign  Populations  and  How  to  Reach  Them.” 

Bishop  E.  G.  Andrews  — 

“  The  Purpose  of  the  Convention.” 

President  J.  W.  Bashford,  D.  D.  — 

“  It  Tendeth  to  Poverty.” 

The  Rev.  J.  W.  E.  Bowen,  D.  D. — 

“The  Negro  a  Missionary  Investment,  a  Missionary  Investor.” 

The  Rev.  J.  M.  Buckley,  D.  D. — 

“  Methodist  Missions  of  the  Nineteenth  Century.” 

H.  K.  Carroll.  LL.  D.  — 

“  Home  Allies  in  Our  Work  of  Evangelization.” 

W.  W.  Cooper,  Esq. — 

“  What  the  Sunday  School  Superintendent  Can  Do.” 

Bishop  Cyrus  D.  Foss  — 

“  What  Retrenchment  Means.” 

Bishop  C.  H.  Fowler  — 

“  Our  Opportunity.” 

T he  Rev.  F.  D.  Gamewell,  D.  D.  — 

“What  Money  Means  for  Educational  Work  in  the  Foreign 
Fields.” 

Bishop  J.  C.  Hartzell  — 

“  The  Open  Door  in  Africa.” 

The  Rev.  W.  I.  Haven,  D.  D. — 

“  Thy  Words  Are  Spirit  and  Life.” 

The  Rev.  A.  B.  Leonard,  D.  D. — 

“  The  Emergency.” 

T he  Rev.  C.  E.  Locke,  D.  D.  — 

“The  Education  and  Training  of  Young  People  in  Scriptural 
Habits  of  Giving.” 

Prof.  J.  W.  Magruder  — 

“  What  a  Local  Church  Has  Done.” 

Bishop  C.  C.  McCabe  — 

“  The  Open  Door  in  Latin  Countries.” 


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The  Rev.  W.  F.  McDowell,  D.  D. — 

“  Beloved,  if  God  So  Loved  Us.” 

Bishop  D.  H.  Moore  — 

“  The  Open  Door  in  Eastern  Asia.” 

J.  R.  Mott,  Esq. — 

“  Reasons  Why  the  Home  Church  Must  Go  Forward.” 

The  Rev.  F.  M.  North,  D.  D. — 

“  Our  City  Problem.” 

The  Rev.  W.  F.  Oldham,  D.  D. — 

“  What  the  District  Missionary  Secretary  Can  Do.” 

T he  Rev.  W.  T.  Perrin,  D.  D.  — 

“  What  the  Presiding  Elder  Can  Do.” 

The  Rev.  George  B.  Smyth,  D.  D. — 

“The  Need  of  Missionary  Education  in  the  Home  Church.” 

Robert  E.  Speer,  Esq. — 

“  Christ  Our  Living  Leader.” 

The  Rev.  H.  C.  Stuntz,  D.  D. — 

“  The  Open  Door  in  Hawaii  and  the  Philippines.” 

S.  Earl  Taylor,  Esq.  — 

“  Young  People  and  Missions.” 

The  Rev.  E.  M.  Taylor,  D.  D. — 

“  Why  the  World  Must  Be  Speedily  Evangelized.” 

Bishop  J.  M.  Thoburn  — 

“  The  Open  Door  in  Southern  Asia.” 

The  Rev.  A.  H.  Tuttle,  D.  D. — 

“  Spiritual  Preparation  for  Missionary  Service.” 

Bishop  H.  W.  Warren  — 

“  The  Place  of  Prayer  in  Missionary  Work.” 

The  Rev.  J.  O.  Wilson,  D.  D. — 

“  What  the  Pastor  Can  Do.” 


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THE  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 

AND  MISSIONS 


The  Missionary  Society 

BOARD  OF  MANAGERS 

The  management  and  disposition  of  the  affairs  and  property  of 
the  Missionary  Society  is  vested  in  a  Board  of  Managers,  consisting 
of  the  Bishops  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  who  are  ex  officio 
members  of  said  board,  thirty-two  laymen  and  thirty-two  traveling 
ministers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  elected  by  the  General 
Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  according  to  the 
requirements  of  the  existing  charter  of  the  Society.  Vacancies  in  the 
Board  are  filled  as  the  chapter  provides ;  and  the  absence  without 
excuse  of  any  manager  from  six  consecutive  meetings  of  the  Board 
is  equivalent  to  a  resignation.  The  Board  has  authority  to  make  By- 
Laws  not  inconsistent  with  its  Constitution  or  Charter ;  to  print 
books  for  Indian  and  Foreign  Missions,  and  Missions  in  which  a 
foreign  language  is  used;  to  elect  officers  other  than  the  correspond¬ 
ing  secretaries ;  to  fill  vacancies  that  may  occur  among  the  officers 
elective  by  its  own  body.  It  presents  a  statement  of  its  transactions 
and  funds  to  the  Church  in  its  Annual  Report,  and  also  lays  before 
the  General  Conference  a  report  of  its  transactions  for  the  four  pre¬ 
ceding  years  and  the  state  of  its  funds. 

SECRETARIES  OF  THE  SOCIETY  AND  THE  BOARD 

There  is  one  Corresponding  Secretary,  who  is  the  executive  of¬ 
ficer  of  the  Society,  and  a  First  Assistant  Corresponding  Secretary, 
both  of  whom  are  elected  by  the  General  Conference.  They  are  sub¬ 
ject  to  the  direction  and  control  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  by  whom 
their  salaries  are  fixed,  and  the  salaries  are  paid  out  of  the  treasury. 
They  conduct  the  correspondence  of  the  Society,  furnish  the  church 
with  missionary  intelligence,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the  Board, 
supervise  the  missionary  work  of  the  church,  and  by  correspondence, 
traveling  and  otherwise,  promote  the  general  interests  of  the  Society. 


There  is  a  Recording  Secretary,  and  an  Assistant  Recording  Sec¬ 
retary,  elected  by  the  Board  of  Managers.  These  secretaries  record 
the  minutes  of  all  meetings  of  the  Board,  of  the  Society,  and  of  the 
several  standing  committees  of  the  Board.  They  keep  a  record  of 
all  wills  in  which  the  Society  may  be  interested ;  record  statements 
of  all  property  and  conveyances  thereof,  and  are  custodians  of  all 
legal  and  historical  documents  pertaining  to  the  work  of  the  Society. 

The  Assistant  Secretaries  and  Field  Secretaries  promote  the  mis¬ 
sionary  interests  and  activity  of  the  church  by  visitation  and  public 
addresses,  through  conventions  and  conferences,  and  by  corre¬ 
spondence. 

The  Field  Secretary  for  Young  People’s  work,  by  the  preparation 
of  mission  study  courses,  by  the  promotion  of  mission  study  classes 
in  the  Epworth  League,  by  holding  training  conferences,  by  visita¬ 
tion,  correspondence,  and  in  other  ways,  develops  interest  in  the  mis¬ 
sionary  enterprise  among  the  young  people  of  Methodism. 

THE  GENERAL  MISSIONARY  COMMITTEE 

The  General  Conference  has  divided  the  Annual  Conferences  into 
fourteen  mission  districts,  from  each  of  which  there  is  one  repre¬ 
sentative,  appointed  for  the  term  of  four  years  by  the  General  Con¬ 
ference  at  each  of  its  sessions,  on  the  nomination  of  the  delegates  of 
the  Annual  Conferences  within  the  mission  districts  respectively, 
and  these,  with  fourteen  representatives,  appointed  annually  by  the 
Board  of  Managers  from  its  own  members,  together  with  the  Cor¬ 
responding  and  Recording  Secretaries  and  Treasurers  of  the  Society 
and  the  Board  of  Bishops,  constitute  what  is  known  as  the  General 
Missionary  Committee.  The  Bishops  fill  any  vacancy  that  may  occur 
among  the  members  appointed  by  the  General  Conference,  so  that 
each  mission  district  may  be  fully  represented  at  each  annual 
meeting. 

The  General  Missionary  Committee  meets  annually  at  such  place 
in  the  United  States  as  the  committee  may,  from  year  to  year,  de¬ 
termine,  and  at  such  time  in  the  month  of  November  as  may  be  de¬ 
termined  by  the  Secretaries  and  Treasurers.  The  Bishops  preside 
over  the  deliberations  of  the  committee.  The  Annual  Meeting  of 
the  committee  is  not  held  in  the  same  city  more  frequently  than  once 
in  four  years. 

The  General  Missionary  Committee  determines  what  fields  shall 
be  occupied  as  Foreign  Missions,  the  number  of  persons  to  be  em- 


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ployed  in  these  missions,  and  the  amount  necessary  for  the  support 
of  each  mission ;  and  it  also  determines  the  maximum  amount  for 
which  each  Bishop  may  draw  for  the  domestic  missions  of  the  Con¬ 
ferences  over  which  he  presides.  In  the  intervals  between  the  meet¬ 
ings  of  the  General  Missionary  Committee,  the  Board  of  Managers 
provides  for  any  unforeseen  emergency  that  may  arise  in  any  of  the 
missions,  and,  to  meet  such  demands,  may  spend  any  additional 
amount  not  exceeding  fifty  thousand  dollars.  The  General  Commit¬ 
tee  does  not  appropriate  for  any  given  year  more  than  the  total  in¬ 
come  of  the  Society  for  the  year  immediately  preceding.  The 
General  Missionary  Committee  is  amenable  to  the  General  Confer¬ 
ence,  to  which  it  makes  a  full  report  of  its  doings.  Expenses  in¬ 
curred  in  the  discharge  of  its  duties  are  paid  from  the  treasury  of 
the  Society. 

PERIODICAL  AND  OTHER  LITERATURE  OF  THE 

SOCIETY 

World-Wide  Missions  is  published  monthly,  by  authority  of  the 
Board  of  Managers.  The  paper  is  illustrated  with  views  from  all 
Methodist  mission  fields.  Special  contributed  articles  by  missionaries 
appear  in  every  number.  In  no  other  way  may  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  so  well  keep  in  touch  with  the  progress 
of  Methodism  in  all  lands  as  through  this  paper.  The  subscrip¬ 
tion  price  is  included  in  all  contributions  of  one  dollar  or  more  to 
the  treasury  of  the  Missionary  Society,  except  that  not  more  than 
one  copy  is  to  go  to  any  one  family.  Subscriptions  begin  for  fall 
conferences  with  the  November  number,  subsequent  to  the  confer¬ 
ence  year  in  which  the  contribution  was  made,  and  continues  for 
one  year.  In  the  case  of  spring  conferences  the  subscriptions  begin 
with  the  first  of  May  following  the  end  of  the  conference  year  in 
which  contributions  were  made.  This  plan  for  recording  subscrip¬ 
tions  is  necessitated  by  the  great  expense  involved  in  maintaining  a 
mailing  list  of  200,000  names.  Because  of  this  reason,  no  names 
from  fall  conferences  can  be  received  after  January  1st,  and  no 
names  from  spring  conferences  after  July  1st.  Only  by  faithfulness 
on  the  part  of  pastors  in  keeping  the  missionary  secretaries  informed 
of  the  names  of  contributors  of  one  dollar  or  more  to  the  regular 
missionary  collections  can  the  diffusion  of  missionary  intelligence 
by  this  source  be  made  possible.  The  lists  should  be  alphabetically 
arranged  and  distinctly  written,  giving  streets  and  numbers  as  far 
as  possible,  thereby  saving  expenses  for  clerical  help  at  the  Mission 


14 


Rooms.  Pastors  should  give  their  conferences  each  time  they  write. 
Single  subscriptions  to  World-Wide  Missions  are  received  at  twenty- 
five  cents  each. 

The  Rindge  Missionary  Literature  Department,  under  the  direc¬ 
tion  of  the  Corresponding  Secretaries  of  the  Missionary  Society, 
has  published  a  large  number  of  leaflets  and  pamphlets  relating  to 
Methodist  missions,  as  well  as  maps  and  charts.  A  catalogue  will 
be  furnished  on  application.  Correspondence  concerning  these  or 
World-Wide  Missions  should  be  addressed  to  the  Missionary  Secre¬ 
taries,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

An  Annual  Report  of  the  work  of  the  Society  is  issued  each  year, 
and  may  be  had  on  application  to  the  Corresponding  Secretaries. 

FOREIGN  MISSIONS 

The  Foreign  Missions  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  were 
commenced  in  the  following  order :  Africa,  1833 ;  South  America, 
1836;  China,  1847;  Germany,  1849;  Norway,  1853;  Sweden,  1854; 
Switzerland,  1856;  India,  1856;  Denmark,  1857;  Bulgaria,  1857; 
Italy,  1871 ;  Japan,  1872 ;  Mexico,  1873 ;  Finland,  1884 ;  Malaysia,. 
1885 ;  Korea,  1885.  They  are  in  Protestant,  Roman  Catholic,  Greek 
Church,  and  non-Christian  countries. 

The  Missions  in  Protestant  lands  are  those  in  Norway  (Norway 
Conference),  Sweden  (Sweden  Conference),  Denmark  (Denmark 
Mission  Conference),  Finland  (Finland  and  St.  Petersburg  Mission), 
Germany  (North  Germany  Conference,  South  Germany  Conference), 
and  Switzerland  (Switzerland  Conference).  The  Methodist  Epis¬ 
copal  Church  assists  the  Methodist  Churches  that  have  there  been 
organized,  and  these  report  399  native  preachers,  4 7,263  members, 
and  8,318  probationers. 

The  Missions  in  Roman  Catholic  lands  are  those  in  South  Amer¬ 
ica  (South  America  Conference,  Western  South  America  Confer¬ 
ence),  Italy  (Italy  Conference),  and  Mexico  (Mexico  Conference). 
In  these  countries  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  has  11 7  foreign 
missionaries,  201  native  preachers,  7,311  members  and  5,370  proba¬ 
tioners. 

The  Missions  in  Greek  Church  lands  are  in  Bulgaria  (Bulgaria 
Mission  Conference),  and  a  small  mission  in  St.  Petersburg,  Russia. 
In  Bulgaria  are  14  native  preachers,  224  members  and  45  proba¬ 
tioners.  In  St.  Petersburg  are  14  members  and  4  probationers. 

The  Missions  in  non-Christian  lands  are  those  in  Africa  (Liberia 


15 


Conference,  West  Central  Africa  Mission  Conference  and  East  Cen¬ 
tral  Africa  Mission  Conference),  China  (Central  China  Mission, 
North  China  Conference  and  West  China  Mission),  Japan  (Japan 
Conference  and  South  Japan  Conference),  Korea  (Korea  Mission), 
India  (North  India  Conference,  Northwest  India  Conference,  South 
India  Conference,  Bombay  Conference,  Bengal  Conference,  Burma 
Mission  Conference)  and  Malaysia  (Malaysia  Conference).  In  these 
countries  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  has  536  foreign  missiona¬ 
ries,  1,559  native  preachers,  54,117  members  and  95,995  probationers. 

Summary  of  Foreign  Missions  for  1901 


MISSIONS 

Foreign  Missionaries. 

Wives  of  Missionaries. 

Unmarried  Lady 
Missionaries. 

Foreign  Missionaries. 
Worn.  For.  Miss.  Society. 

Native  Ordained 

Preachers. 

Native  Unordained 
Preachers. 

Members  and 

Probationers. 

|  Number  of  High  Schools. 

Number  of  Sabbath 

Scholars. 

Collected  for  Self- 

support. 

Collected  for  all 

purposes. 

I 

Liberia . 

12 

8 

6 

— 

24 

7 

3,37s 

2 

2,812 

— 

$4,3i4 

2 

3 

E.  Cent.  Africa  ) 
W.  Cent.  Africa  j 

14 

9 

3 

6 

— 

— 

397 

— 

406 

— 

4 

South  America.  . 

12 

8 

— 

6 

19 

28 

3,458 

2 

3,270 

$24,874 

38,427 

5 

Western  So.  Am. 

19 

l6 

iS 

I 

14 

II 

i,3i8 

3 

1,788 

8,070 

11,628 

6 

Foochow . 

II 

IO 

3 

20 

62 

39 

9,i47 

— 

5,829 

2,637 

5,811 

7 

Hinghua . 

5 

2 

— 

7 

33 

49 

3,9i9 

I 

2,361 

2,000 

3,327 

8 

Central  China  .  . 

17 

II 

2 

12 

5 

29 

4,009 

5 

1,465 

43i 

5,644 

9 

N  orth  China  .  .  . 

12 

1.3 

I 

is 

23 

40 

6,454 

8 

3,785 

997 

3,225 

IO 

West  China  .  .  . 

II 

8 

— 

4 

I 

11 

654 

2 

686 

306 

396 

II 

JN  orth  Germany  . 

I 

I 

— 

60 

5 

9,233 

— 

8,900 

25,063 

42,076 

12 

South  Germany  . 

— 

— 

— 

— 

78 

3 

10,082 

— 

12,267 

39,124 

51,685 

13 

Switzerland  .  .  . 

— 

— 

— 

— 

47 

IO 

8,59! 

— 

18,912 

13,753 

59,992 

*4 

Sweden . 

— 

— 

— 

— 

87 

18 

17,227 

— 

17,576 

30,119 

105,340 

15 

Fin.  and  St.  Pet. 

— 

— 

— 

— 

I 

9 

977 

— 

1,198 

4,972 

6,006 

l6 

Norway . 

— 

— 

— 

— 

44 

64 

5,985 

— 

5,882 

8,437 

20,788 

17 

Denmark  .... 

— 

— 

— 

— 

20 

13 

3,486 

— 

4,3i6 

3,776 

18,474 

18 

North  India  .  .  . 

22 

17 

— 

36 

128 

422 

31,227 

6 

45,073 

3,512 

5,921 

N.  W.  India .  .  . 

15 

12 

— 

II 

21 

20 

37,ioi 

— 

4U5I9 

5U47 

M,3io 

20 

South  India  .  .  . 

15 

IO 

— 

7 

II 

32 

2,000 

— 

4,164 

5,804 

8,772 

21 

Bengal . 

II 

IO 

— 

II 

— 

— 

2,44i 

5 

2,436 

8,429 

16,124 

22 

Burma . 

4 

4 

— 

2 

— 

1 

335 

2 

336 

3,764 

3,907 

23 

Bombay . 

20 

J9 

— 

9 

16 

139 

9,665 

— 

15,424 

6,395 

12,716 

24 

Malaysia . 

22 

9 

— 

7 

5 

II 

807 

5 

1,116 

27,129 

30,986 

25 

Bulgaria . 

I 

I 

— 

2 

II 

— 

269 

I 

328 

251 

500 

26 

Italy . 

3 

3 

— 

4 

24 

II 

2,354 

3 

1,226 

3,567 

13,486 

27 

Japan  . 

14 

13 

— 

18 

25 

17 

4,744 

6 

4,818 

2,244 

6,072 

28 

South  Japan  .  .  . 

6 

5 

— 

7 

II 

7 

1,150 

3 

1,491 

568 

1,309 

29 

Mexico . 

9 

IO 

— 

II 

23 

27 

5,549 

IO 

3,044 

18,298 

23,211 

30 

Korea . 

11 

9 

— 

l6 

— 

3,897 

— 

1,326 

190 

585 

Total,  1901  .  . 

267 

208 

30 

212 

793 

1,023 

1,038 

189,854 

64 

213,754 

$249,857 

$515,032 

“  1900  .  . 

265 

225 

33 

195 

831 

i84,957 

65 

201,908 

298,157 

574,855 

16 


DOMESTIC  MISSIONS 


Among  the  Indians.  —  At  present  there  are  Indian  Missions 
within  the  bounds  of  thirteen  Conferences,  of  which  three  are  in 
New  York,  four  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  one  in  Montana,  and  the  rest 
in  the  states  of  the  Mississippi  valley.  Among  the  laborers  are 
twenty-nine  missionaries  and  twenty  local  preachers,  and  there  are 
2,114  members  and  probationers. 

Among  the  Negroes.  —  Large  sums  are  annually  appropriated  to 
colored  Conferences,  for  the  support  of  charges  which  would  other¬ 
wise  be  unable  to  exist.  There  are  eighteen  of  these  Conferences. 

Among  the  Southern  Whites.  —  There  are  fifteen  Conferences, 
including  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Missions,  which  receive  aid.  Thou¬ 
sands  of  people  in  the  mountains  of  Tennessee,  Kentucky,  the  Vir¬ 
ginias  and  the  Carolinas  are  reached  by  this  work,  who  might  other¬ 
wise  be  left  destitute  of  gospel  privileges. 

Among  the  Mormons.  —  Faithful  men  work  in  various  parts  of 
Utah,  and  among  the  communicants  are  not  a  few  excellent  men  and 
women  who  have  renounced  the  doctrines  of  Smith  and  Young,  and 
become  true  followers  of  Jesus  Christ.  The  Society  has  in  Utah 
28  missionaries,  6  local  preachers  and  1,731  members  and  proba¬ 
tioners. 

On  the  Frontier.  —  This  frontier  work  is  in  the  Rocky  Moun¬ 
tains,  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  in  Hawaii  and  Alaska. 

Among  the  Spanish-Speaking  Peoples.  —  This  very  important 
work  is  conducted  in  New  Mexico,  Southern  California  and  Porto 
Rico. 

Among  the  French.  —  The  most  important  French  field  is  now 
in  New  England  and  in  Illinois.  The  French  Canadians,  who  are 
ardent  Roman  Catholics,  are  coming  across  the  border  in  large  num¬ 
bers  and  settling  in  the  mill  towns  of  New  England. 

Among  the  Welsh.  —  Missions  are  conducted  among  these 
people  in  their  own  language  within  the  bounds  of  Northern  New 
York,  Philadelphia,  Wyoming  and  Wisconsin  Conferences. 

Among  the  Germans.  —  Out  of  small  beginnings  in  1835  have 
grown  ten  German  Conferences,  including  North  Pacific  Mission. 
Last  year  the  work  employed  279  missionaries,  and  reported  42,814 
members  and  probationers. 


17 


Among  the  Scandinavians.  —  These  missions,  including  Nor¬ 
wegians,  Swedes  and  Danes,  are  widely  distributed  over  the  coun¬ 
try,  extending  from  New  England  westward  to  the  Pacific  Ocean, 
and  south  as  far  as  Texas.  Last  year  260  missionaries  were  en¬ 
gaged  in  preaching  to  their  countrymen,  and  26,969  communicants 
were  reported. 

Among  the  Finns.  —  There  are  Missions  among  them  in  North¬ 
ern  Minnesota,  Michigan  and  in  California. 

Among  the  Italians.  —  These  Missions  are  in  Cincinnati,  Buf¬ 
falo,  Boston,  Providence,  Chicago,  New  York,  New  Orleans,  Phila¬ 
delphia  and  other  cities. 

Among  the  Bohemians  and  Hungarians.  —  The  Missions 
among  these  populations  have  steadily  developed,  and  the  results 
are  decidedly  encouraging.  There  is  an  extensive  work  among  the 
Bohemians  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  in  Chicago  and  other  cities.  The 
annual  appropriation  is  divided  among  Baltimore,  Rock  River  and 
Upper  Iowa  Conferences. 

Among  the  Portuguese.  —  There  are  colonies  of  these  people 
within  the  bounds  of  New  England  and  New  England  Southern 
Conferences,  and  about  $1,000  is  annually  appropriated  for  work 
among  them. 

Among  the  Jews.  —  The  chief  work  among  the  Jews  is  in  New 
York  and  Philadelphia. 

Among  the  Deaf  Mutes.  —  These  Missions  are  in  Baltimore  and 
Chicago. 

Among  the  Chinese.  —  We  now  have  Chinese  Missions  in  San 
Francisco,  Sacramento  and  other  cities  in  California;  in  Portland, 
Ore.,  and  in  New  York  and  Boston. 

Among  the  Japanese.  —  This  work  embraces  many  places  in 
California,  and  extends  to  Portland,  Ore.,  with  San  Francisco,  of 
course,  the  center.  There  are  also  Missions  in  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 
The  work  is  carried  on  by  Japanese,  with  Dr.  M.  C.  Harris  as 
superintendent. 


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Summary  of  the  Domestic  Missions  for  1901 


Missions. 

Missionaries. 

Members  and 

Probationers. 

Adults 

Baptized. 

Children 

Baptized. 

No.  of  Sabbath 

Scholars. 

No.  of  Churches 

and  Chapels. 

_  1 

Estimated  value 

of  Churches 

and  Chapels. 

Contributed  for 

all  Purposes. 

I 

American  Indians  .  .  . 

29 

2,n4 

21 

114 

1,4x2 

21 

$20,850 

$4,783 

2 

Welsh . 

5 

363 

I 

13 

373 

5 

29,500 

3,563 

3 

French  . 

6 

255 

— 

22 

282 

I 

1,500 

2,321 

4 

German . 

279 

42,814 

35 

3,215 

32,120 

391 

1,851,600 

314,089 

5 

Swedish . 

152 

18,866 

23 

i,i79 

13,874 

208 

89B773 

109,178 

6 

Norwegian  and  Danish 

108 

8,503 

624 

1,152 

5,746 

128 

388,175 

5UI95 

7 

Chinese  and  Japanese  . 

18 

1,500 

239 

13 

960 

5 

41,500 

12,667 

8 

Bohemian . 

8 

923 

17 

1x7 

3,7r5 

6 

52,500 

8,362 

9 

Italian . 

6 

954 

23 

38 

607 

2 

16,000 

3,650 

IO 

Portuguese . 

2 

198 

— 

— 

83 

I 

2,500 

253 

II 

Arizona . 

18 

1,142 

25 

78 

1,978 

19 

86,500 

22,725 

12 

Atlantic . 

17 

i,493 

43 

59 

957 

21 

16,810 

3,161 

13 

Black  Hills . 

21 

1,209 

25 

60 

1,681 

25 

56,550 

19,480 

14 

Gulf . 

38 

U945 

31 

67 

1,614 

25 

77,050 

10,824 

iS 

Kalispell . 

8 

305 

3 

7 

507 

8 

13,200 

3,383 

l6 

Nevada . 

29 

1,191 

34 

54 

2,256 

34 

88,670 

24,375 

17 

New  Mexico  English  . 

14 

924 

55 

37 

i,529 

14 

38,200 

15,267 

18 

New  Mexico  Spanish  . 

37 

2,502 

3 

50 

1,128 

24 

34,100 

9,252 

19 

North  Montana  .... 

23 

1,069 

31 

87 

1,903 

25 

55,5oo 

19,692 

20 

Porto  Rico . 

4 

674 

— 

33i 

I 

5,ooo 

1,862 

21 

Utah . 

28 

i,73i 

82 

116 

2,358 

30 

156,570 

15,981 

22 

Wyoming . 

20 

i,234 

70 

73 

1,666 

24 

72,425 

17,211 

Total  1901  .  .  . 

870 

9U509 

1,403 

6,55i 

77,080 

1,018 

$3,996,773 

$673,274 

* 

Total  1900  .  .  . 

828 

86,544 

1,367 

6,674 

73,389 

981 

$3,839,687 

$657,621 

FINANCES  OF  THE  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY  FOR  THE 

LAST  TWO  DECADES 

“  Special  Gifts  ”  are  included  in  the  Receipts,  Disbursements,  Surplus  and  Debts. 


Year. 

Members 
and  Pro¬ 
bationers 

Receipts. 

Disburse¬ 

ments. 

Surplus. 

Debt. 

*Av. 

Nov.  1,  1881 — Oct.  31,  1882 

1,748,021 

695,766.01 

657,528.41 

— 

66,185.04 

•398 

Nov.  1,  1882 — Oct.  31,  1883 

1,767,114 

753,669.90 

730,521.76 

— 

43,036.90 

.426 

Nov.  1,  1883 — Oct.  31,  1884 

1,835,49° 

735,225.86 

779,824.16 

— 

87,635.20 

.401 

Nov.  1,  X884 — Oct.  31,  1885 

1,890,336 

831,028.36 

784,078.74 

— 

40,685.58 

•430 

Nov.  1,  1885 — Oct.  31,  1886 

1,987,376 

992,128.47 

826,998.41 

124,444.48 

— 

•499 

Nov.  1,  1886 — Oct.  31,  1887 

2,093,935 

i,o44,795-9i 

1,008,230.19 

161,010.20 

— 

.498 

Nov.  1,  1887 — Oct.  31,  1888 

2,156,119 

i,ooo,58x.24 

x,  163,171.08 

— 

1,579.64 

.464 

Nov.  1,  1888— Oct.  31,  1889 

2,236,463 

1,  Go,  137-80 

1,164,812.42 

— 

36,254,26 

•505 

Nov.  1,  1889 — Oct.  31,  1890 

2,283,953 

1,135,271-82 

1,167,938.92 

— 

68,921.36 

•497 

Nov.  1,  1890 — Oct.  31,  1891 

2,386,549 

1,251,057.27 

1,150,858.39 

31,277-52 

— 

•524 

Nov.  1,  1891 — Oct.  31,  1892 

2,442,627 

1,269,483.04 

1,245,361.52 

55,399-04 

— 

•5i9 

Nov.  1,  1892 — Oct.  31,  1893 

2,524,053 

1,231,669.00 

1,385,618.28 

— 

98,550,24 

.488 

Nov.  1,  1893 — Oct.  31,  1894 

2,690,060 

x,x84,xog.36 

i,245,7i7-8o 

— 

160,158.68 

•454 

Nov.  1,  1894 — Oct.  31,  1895 

2,766,656 

1,242,659.73 

1,303,135-19 

— 

220,634.14 

•449 

Nov.  1,  1895 — Oct.  31,  1896 

2,831,787 

1,264,668.53 

1,213,006. 19 

— 

168,971.80 

•446 

Nov.  1,  1896 — Oct.  31,  1897 

2,851,525 

1,176,569.72 

1,179,675-27 

— 

172,077.35 

.412 

Nov.  x,  1897 — Oct.  31,  1898 

2,886,389 

1,242,827.33 

1,253,218.11 

— 

60,825.32 

•436 

Nov.  1,  1898 — Oct.  31,  1899 

2,876,057 

i,376,399-07 

1,287,436.11 

9,649.71 

— 

•478 

Nov.  1,  1899 — Oct.  31,  1900 

2,929,674 

1,332,829.10 

1,358,289.23 

— 

10,436.68 

•454 

Nov.  1,  1900 — Oct.  31,  igoi 

2,948,137 

1,344,900.85 

1,376,894.50 

— 

96,556.85 

•456 

*  Average  contribution  per  member. 

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APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  1902 

The  following  are  the  appropriations  ordered  by  the  General  Mis¬ 
sionary  Committee  in  November,  1901,  for  the  year  1902: 


1.  Foreign  Missions. 

DIVISION  1. —  Europe,  South  Amer¬ 
ica,  Mexico  and  Africa 


1.  Germany: 

(1.)  North  Germany: 

For  the  work .  $12,712 

For  interest  on  Berlin 

debt  .  480 

For  debts  —  grant  in  aid.  900 

$14,092 

(2.)  South  Germany: 

For  the  work .  $17,761 

For  debts  —  grant  in  aid.  400 

$18,161 

(3.)  For  Martin  Mission 

Institute  .  $1,000 

Total  for  Germany....  $33,253 

2.  Switzerland: 

For  the  work .  $6,205 

For  church  debts  —  grant 

in  aid  .  523 

Total  for  Switzerland..  $6,728 

3.  Norway: 

For  the  work .  $10,799 

For  school  at  Christiania, 

or  elsewhere  .  368 

Total  for  Norway .  $11,167 

4.  Sweden: 

For  the  work .  $13,616 

For  the  school  at  Upsala.  1,143 

Total  for  Sweden .  $14,759 

5.  Denmark: 

For  the  work .  $6,123 

For  debt  on  Copenhagen 

church  .  653 

Total  for  Denmark.  . .  .  $6,776 

6.  Finland  and  St.  Petersburg: 

For  the  work . $4,445 

For  Theological  School..  500 

Total  for  Finland  and 
St.  Petersburg .  $4,945 

7.  Bulgaria: 

For  the  work .  $7,239 

8.  Italy: 

For  all  purposes .  $36,968 


9.  South  America: 

(1.)  South  America  Conference: 


For  the  work .  $41,649 

(2.)  Western  South  Amer¬ 
ica  Conference: 

(a.)  Chile  .  17,658 

( b .)  Lima  District,  of 
which  $300  is  for  work 

in  Bolivia .  9,236 

Total  for  South  Amer¬ 
ica  .  $68,543 


10.  Mexico: 

For  all  purposes .  $44,663 


11.  Africa: 

(1.)  Liberia  Conference... 

(2.)  East  Central  Africa...  $27,479 
(3-)  West  Central  Africa. . 

DIVISION  2. —  Eastern  Asia 


1.  China: 

(1.)  Foochow: 

For  the  work .  $19,853 

(2.)  Hinghua: 

For  the  work .  6,70  7 

(3.)  Central  China: 

For  the  work .  32,292 

(4.)  North  China: 

For  the  work .  35,904 

(5.)  West  China: 

For  the  work .  12,457 


Total  for  China . $107,213 


2.  Japan: 

(1.)  Japan  Conference: 

For  the  work,  of  which 
not  more  than  $6,000 
shall  be  for  native  evan¬ 


gelistic  work  .  $34,661 

(2.)  South  Japan  Mission 
Conference : 

Of  which  not  more  than 
$2,500  shall  be  for  na¬ 
tive  evangelistic  work..  11,409 


Total  for  Japan .  $46,070 

3.  Korea: 

For  the  work .  $15,640 


DIVISION  3. —  Southern  Asia 


1.  India: 

(1.)  North  India: 

For  the  work .  $49,680 

(2.)  Northwest  India: 

For  the  work .  23,460 

(3.)  South  India: 

For  the  work .  18,400 


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(4-)  Bombay: 

For  the  work .  21,620 

(5.)  Bengal: 

For  the  work .  11,500 

(6.)  Burma: 

For  the  work .  4,855 


Total  for  India . $129,515 

2.  Malaysia: 

For  the  work .  $10,374 

For  the  Philippine  Islands  6,900 


Total  for  Malaysia....  $17,274 


Total  for  Foreign  Missions  $578,232 


2.  Missions  in  the  United  States. 

DIVISION  1 
Class  No.  1 

For  Conferences  North  of  the  Poto¬ 
mac  and  Ohio,  and  East  of  the 
Mississippi  River: 


Detroit .  $3,698 

East  Maine  .  i,533 

Maine  .  1,096 

Michigan  .  3,057 

New  Hampshire  .  1,244 

Northern  New  York .  907 

Troy  .  961 

Vermont  .  1,242 

West  Wisconsin  .  3,556 

Wilmington  .  710 

Wisconsin  .  3,112 


Total  .  $21,116 


Class  No.  2 

For  Conferences  in  Iowa  and  Kan¬ 
sas,  and  States  north  of  them, 
including  Black  Hills  and  Okla¬ 
homa  Conferences: 


Black  Hills  .  $3,786 

Dakota  .  7,208 

Des  Moines  .  888 

Kansas  .  937 

Minnesota  .  3,022 

Nebraska  .  i,775 

North  Dakota  .  7,519 

North  Nebraska .  4,338 

Northern  Minnesota  .  5,522 

Northwest  Iowa  .  2,574 

Northwest  Kansas  .  6,409 

Northwest  Nebraska  .  3,066 

Oklahoma  .  17,699 

South  Kansas  .  1,262 

Southwest  Kansas  .  4,930 

West  Nebraska .  5,867 


Total  .  $76,802 

Class  No.  3 

Work  in  the  Mountain  Region: 
Arizona  .  $5,955 


Colorado,  of  which  $400  is 
for  mission  work  in  Den- 


ver  . 

Idaho  . 

7,987 

4,338 

2,662 

4,634 

3,845 

4,626 

4,372 

8,445 

1,814 

5,o8o 

Kalispell  . 

Montana  . 

Nevada  . 

New  Mexico  English  . 

North  Montana  . 

Utah  . 

Utah,  for  schools,  at  the 
disposal  of  the  Board  .  . 
Wyoming  . 

Total  . 

$53,758 

Class  No.  4 
Pacific  Coast: 

Alaska  . 

California,  of  which  $480 
is  for  Oakland  and  San 

Francisco  Districts  . 

Columbia  River  . 

Oregon  . 

Puget  Sound  . 

Southern  California,  of 
which  $160  is  available 
for  Washington  Avenue 
Church,  Los  Angeles  .  . . 


$30,215 


$4,082 


4,898 

7,050 

4,190 

5,6io 


4,385 


DIVISION  2 
Class  No.  5 

White  Work  in  the  South,  Mary- 

LAND  AND  DELAWARE  EXCEPTED: 

Alabama  . 

Arkansas  . 

Atlantic  Mission  . 

Austin,  of  which  $450  is  for 
church  at  Fort  Worth.. 

Blue  Ridge  . 

Central  Tennessee  . 

Georgia  . 

Gulf  Mission  . 

Holston  . 

Kentucky  . 

Missouri  . 

Saint  John’s  River  . 

Saint  Louis  . 

Virginia  . 

West  Virginia  . 


Total  .  $43,273 

Class  No.  6 

Colored  Work,  mostly  in  the  South: 

Atlanta  .  $1,052 

Central  Alabama  .  1,089 

Central  Missouri  .  ^.447 

Delaware  .  1,451 

East  Tennessee  .  1,778 

Florida  .  1,860 

Lexington,  of  which  $200 
is  for  Union  Church, 

Cincinnati  .  2,107 

Little  Rock  .  2,667 


$2,489 

4,267 

1,225 

3,245 

2,589 

2,767 

2,021 

2,132 

1.856 
3,679 
2,978 

2.857 
3,977 
3,248 
3,943 


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Louisiana  .  2,662 

Mississippi  .  1,77  8 

Mobile  .  1,089 

North  Carolina  .  2,177 

Savannah  .  1,401 

South  Carolina  .  3,084 

Tennessee  .  2,223 

Texas  .  3,719 

Upper  Mississippi  .  2,192 

Washington  .  1.778 

West  Texas  .  3,628 


Total  .  $41,182 


DIVISION  3 

Non-English-speaking 


Class  No.  7 

Welsh  : 

Northern  New  York  .  $284 

Philadelphia  .  351 

Wisconsin  .  136 

Wyoming  .  266 


Total  .  $1,037 

Swedish  : 

Austin  .  $1,173 

California  . .  1,778 

Central  Swedish  .  3,946 

Eastern  Swedish,  of  which 
$902  shall  be  for  Battery 
Park  Mission,  New  York  10,392 

Northern  Swedish  .  4, 930 

Puget  Sound  .  1,633 

Western  Swedish,  of  which 
$313  is  for  work  in  Den¬ 
ver  .  4,754 


Total  .  $28,606 

Norwegian  and  Danish: 

Maine  .  $217 

New  England  .  256 

New  York  East  .  1,445 

Norwegian  and  Danish  .  .  .  7,734 

Utah  .  2,169 

Western  Norwegian-Danish  5,916 


Total  .  $i7>737 

German  : 

California  German  .  $3,447 

Central  German,  of  which 
$200  is  for  Cleveland,  O.  4,110 

Chicago  German  .  3,461 

East  German  .  4,980 

North  Pacific  German  .  .  .  3,944 

Northern  German  .  2,676 

Northwest  German  .  3,075 

St.  Louis  German  .  2,998 

Southern  German  .  3,438 

West  German  .  5,324 


Total  .  $37,453 

French : 

Gulf  Mission  .  $533 

New  England  .  1,333 


New  Hampshire  .  1,111 

Rock  River  .  1,156 


Total  .  $4T33 

Stan  1  six : 

New  Mexico  Spanish  ....  $10,223 

New  Mexico  Spanish,  for 

schools  .  i,775 

Porto  Rico  .  9,071 

Southern  California  .  533 

Total  . $21,602 

Chinese: 

California,  of  which  $1,840 
is  for  school  purposes  .  .  $8,482 

New  York  .  889 

Southern  California  .  889 


Total  .  $10,260 

Japanese  : 

Pacific  Japanese,  including 
$493  for  English  work  at 

Honolulu  .  $8,493 

Bohemian  and  Hungarian: 

Baltimore  .  $889 

East  Ohio  .  1,9 72 

Pittsburg  .  1,600 

Reck  River  . 3,266 

Upper  Iowa  .  533 


Total  .  $8,260 

Italian : 

Cincinnati  .  $345 

Genesee  .  533 

Louisiana  .  1,089 

New  England  .  1,490 

New  York  .  3,628 

Philadelphia  . 2,315 

Rock  River  .  907 


Total  .  $10,307 

Portuguese: 

New  England  .  $266 

New  England  Southern  .  .  .  712 

Total  .  $978 

Finnish  : 

California  .  $444 

Detroit  and  Northern  Min¬ 
nesota  .  789 


Total  .  $1,233 

Foreign  Populations: 

Central  Pennsylvania .  $444 


Total  for  Class  7  . $150,543 

Class  No.  8 

American  Indians: 

California  .  $789 

Central  New  York;  Onon- 

dagas  .  444 

Oneidas  .  177 


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Columbia  River  .  897 

Detroit  .  400 

Genesee:  Tonawanda  .  177 

Cattaraugus  .  177 

Kansas  .  181 

Michigan  .  444 

Nevada  .  306 

North  Montana,  for  Piegan 
Indian  Mission,  for  the 

calendar  year  1902  .  907 

Northern  Minnesota  .  345 

Northern  New  York  .  444 

Oregon  .  611 

Puget  Sound  .  306 

Wisconsin  .  437 


Total  .  $7,042 


DIVISION  4 

Special  Appropriations  for  Cities: 


Baltimore,  for  Deaf-mute 

Mission  .  $499 

California,  for  San  Fran¬ 
cisco  . . .  582 

Cincinnati  .  419 

Colorado,  for  Denver  ....  404 

Des  Moines,  for  Valley 

Junction  .  296 

Detroit,  for  Detroit  .  345 

East  Ohio  and  North  Ohio, 

for  Cleveland  .  493 

Genesee,  for  Italian  work, 

Rochester  and  Buffalo  .  .  509 

Kansas,  for  work  in  Kansas 

City,  Kan .  247 

Minnesota,  for  St.  Paul  .  .  272 

New  England,  for  Chinese 
and  Hebrew  work,  Boston  493 

New  England,  for  Norwe¬ 
gian  and  Danish  work, 

Worcester  .  262 

New  England  Southern,  for 

Italian  work.  Providence  598 

New  York,  for  Chinese,  Jap¬ 
anese,  Hebrew,  and  Italian 

work,  New  York  .  1,270 

New  York  East,  for  Brook¬ 
lyn  . '. . .  454 

Newark,  for  Jersey  City, 

$365;  Newark,  $338  .  ...  730 

Northern  Minnesota,  for 

Minneapolis  .  318 

Northwest  Iowa,  for  Sioux 

City  .  .. . 493 

Philadelphia,  for  Philadel¬ 
phia  .  726 


Pittsburg,  for  Pittsburg  and 

Allegheny  .  765 

Rock  River,  for  Deaf-mutes 
and  Italian  work  in  Chi¬ 
cago  .  1,451 

St.  Louis,  for  St.  Louis  and 
Kansas  City,  Mo .  680 


Total  .  $12,279 

3.  Miscellaneous. 

1.  Contingent  Fund .  $50,000 

2.  Incidental  Expenses  .  40,000 

3.  Salaries  of  Officers,  Mis¬ 
sionary  Bishops,  etc .  36,000 

4.  Office  Expenses  .  14,000 

5.  For  Disseminating  Mis¬ 
sionary  Information  .  32,000 


Total  . $172,000 

4.  Debt. 

For  debt  .  $46,744 


5.  Recapitulation. 


1.  Foreign  Missions . $578,232 

2.  Domestic  Missions: 

Welsh  .  $1,037 

Swedish  .  28,606 

Norwegian  and  Da¬ 
nish  .  1 7,737 

German  .  37,453 

French  .  4  133 

Spanish  .  21,602 

Chinese  .  10,260 

Japanese  .  8,493 

Bohemian  and  Hun¬ 
garian  .  8,260 

Italian  .  10,307 

Portuguese  .  978 

Finnish  .  1,233 

Foreign  populations  444 

American  Indians  .  7,042 

English-speaking  .  .  266,346 

Special  city  appro¬ 
priations  .  12,279 

-  436,210 


Total  . $1,014,442 

3.  Miscellaneous  .  172,000 


$1,186,442 

4,  For  Debt  .  46,744 


Grand  Total  . $1,233,186 


23 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  SOCIETY  AND  BOARD 


President 

Bishop  Stephen  M.  Merrill 


Vice-Presidents 


Bishop 

E.  G.  Andrews 

Bishop  Earl  Cranston 

a 

H.  W.  Warren 

“  D.  H.  Moore 

u 

C.  D.  Foss 

J.  W.  Hamilton 

a 

J.  F.  Hurst 

James  H.  Taft 

(( 

J.  M.  Walden 

•  George  G.  Reynolds 

(6 

W.  F.  Mallalieu 

George  J.  Ferry 

(6 

C.  H.  Fowler 

John  S.  McLean 

(( 

J.  H.  Vincent 

James  F.  Rusling 

u 

J.  N.  FitzGerald 

James  M.  King 

(( 

I.  W.  Joyce 

• 

James  M.  Buckley 

u 

D.  A.  Goodsell 

Aaron  K.  Sanford 

a 

C.  C.  McCabe 

Charles  Scott 

Elected. 

Corresponding  Secretary 

1888.  Adna  B.  Leonard,  Mission  Rooms,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 

First  Assistant  Corresponding  Secretary 
1900.  Henry  K.  Carroll,  Mission  Rooms,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 

Assistant  Secretaries 

1900.  William  F.  Oldham,  57  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  Ill. 
1900.  George  B.  Smyth,  1037  Market  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Recording  Secretary 

1902.  Stephen  O.  Benton,  Mission  Rooms,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 


Assistant  Recording  Secretary 

1902.  John  F.  Dodd,  Mission  Rooms,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Field  Secretaries 


1902.  Edward  M.  Taylor,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

1902.  Frank  D.  Gamewell,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 
1902.  Homer  C.  Stuntz,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

24 


T  reasurer. 

1896.  Homer  Eaton,  Methodist  Book  Concern,  150  Fifth  Avenue, 
^New  York  City. 

Assistant  Treasurer. 

1900.  H.  C.  Jennings,  Western  Book  Concern,  220  West  Fourth  St., 
Cincinnati,  O. 

Field  Secretary  for  Young  People’s  Work 

1900.  S.  Earl  Taylor,  Mission  Rooms,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  city. 

Missionary  Editor 

1902.  Charles  H.  Fahs,  Mission  Rooms,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 


B.OARD  OF  MANAGERS 


BISHOPS 


1872. 

1872. 

1872. 

1872. 

1880. 

1880. 

1880. 

1884. 

1884. 

1884. 

1888. 

1888. 

1888. 

1888. 

1896. 

1896. 

1900. 

1900. 


Managers  ex  officio 

Bishop  Thomas  Bowman,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

Randolph  S.  Foster,  168  Homer  Street,  Newton  Cen¬ 
ter,  Mass. 

Stephen  M.  Merrill,  57  Washington  Street,  Chicago, 
Ill. 

Edward  G.  Andrews,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Henry  W.  Warren,  University  Park,  Colo. 

Cyrus  D.  Foss,  2043  Arch  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

“  John  F.  Hurst,  Washington,  D.  C. 

John  M.  Walden,  220  West  Fourth  Street,  Cincin¬ 
nati,  O. 

Willard  F.  Mallalieu,  42  Grove  Street,  Auburndale, 
Mass. 

Charles  H.  Fowler,  455  Franklin  St.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

“  John  H.  Vincent,  Zurich,  Switzerland. 

James  N.  FitzGerald,  1505  Locust  Street,  Saint  Louis, 
Mo. 

Isaac  W.  Joyce,  1115  Nicollet  Avenue,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

“  Daniel  A.  Goodsell,  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

“  Charles  C.  McCabe,  Omaha,  Neb. 

“  Earl  Cranston,  Portland,  Ore. 

“  David  H.  Moore,  Shanghai,  China. 

“  John  W.  Hamilton,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

25 


MINISTERS 


1870.  Aaron  K.  Sanford,  63  Park  Street,  Manhattan,  New  York 
City. 

1876.  James  M.  Buckley,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  Manhattan,  New  York 
City. 

1880.  James  M.  King,  1026  Arch  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

1880.  Henry  A.  Buttz,  Drew  Theological  Seminary,  Madison,  N.  J. 

1882.  Samuel  F.  Upham,  Drew  Theological  Seminary,  Madison, 

N.  J. 

1884.  Andrew  Longacre,  31  East  60th  Street,  Manhattan,  New  York 
City. 

1884.  John  F.  Goucher,  2309  St.  Paul  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 

1884.  James  R.  Day,  Syracuse  University,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

1884.  Charles  S.  Harrower,  245  West  104th  Street,  Manhattan, 
New  York  City. 

1887.  Henry  A.  Monroe,  1310  Parrish  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
1887.  Benjamin  M.  Adams,  Bethel,  Conn. 

1890.  Homer  Eaton,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  Manhattan,  New  York  City. 
1892.  Charles  R.  Barnes,  648  Jersey  Avenue,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 
1892.  Samuel  P.  Hammond,  Haverstraw,  N.  Y. 

1895.  Ezra  S.  Tipple,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  Manhattan,  New  York  City. 

1896.  Herbert  Welch,  Middletown,  Conn. 

1896.  Samuel  W.  Thomas,  1513  Centennial  Avenue,  Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

1896.  Samuel  W.  Gehrett,  3418  North  19th  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

1896.  George  P.  Mains,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  Manhattan,  New  York 

City. 

1897.  F.  Mason  North,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  Manhattan,  New  York 

City. 

1898.  Alexander  H.  Tuttle,  Summit,  N.  J. 

1898.  William  V.  Kelley,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  Manhattan,  New  York 
*  City. 

1898.  Jesse  L.  Hurlbut,  Morristown,  N.  J. 

1898.  William  F.  Anderson,  Ossining,  N.  Y. 

1898.  Charles  S.  Wing,  29  Seventh  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

1899.  James  O.  Wilson,  120  West  76th  Street,  Manhattan,  New 

York  City. 

1899.  George  P.  Eckman,  550  West  End  Ave.,  Manhattan,  New 
York  City. 

1899.  James  B.  Faulks,  Madison,  N.  J. 

1900.  Benjamin  C.  Conner,  1000  North  Sixth  Street,  Harrisburg, 

Pa. 

1901.  James  W.  Marshall,  Camden,  N.  J. 

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1902.  Louis  Wallon,  318  Marcy  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

1902.  William  I.  Haven,  Bible  House,  Astor  Place,  Manhattan, 
New  York  City. 

LAYMEN 

1852.  James  H.  Taft,  South  Orange,  N.  J. 

1858.  John  S.  McLean,  402  Hudson  Street,  Manhattan,  New  York 
City. 

1866.  George  J.  Ferry,  21  West  Fourth  Street,  Manhattan,  New 
York  City. 

1869.  George  G.  Reynolds,  16  Court  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

1876.  Lemuel  Skidmore,  69  Wall  Street,  Manhattan,  New  York  City. 

1880.  Anderson  Fowler,  60  East  68th  Street,  Manhattan,  New  York 
City. 

1880.  Ezra  B.  Tuttle,  40  Broadway,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

1880.  Charles  Scott,  1520  Arch  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

1883.  Peter  A.  Welch,  81  Eighth  Avenue,  Manhattan,  New  York 

City. 

1884.  Wm.  H.  Falconer,  100  Fourth  Avenue,  Manhattan,  New  York 

City. 

1887.  William  Hoyt,  772  Madison  Avenue,  Manhattan,  New  York 

City. 

1888.  J.  Milton  Cornell,  29  East  37th  Street,  Manhattan,  New 

York  City. 

1888.  Alex.  H.  DeHaven,  40  Wall  Street,  Manhattan,  New  York 

City. 

1889.  Chester  C.  Corbin,  Webster,  Mass. 

1890.  Edward  L.  Dobbins,  752  Broad  Street,  Newark,  N.  J. 

1891.  James  F.  Rusling,  224  East  State  Street,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

1892.  John  E.  Andrus,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

1894.  John  S.  Huyler,  64  Irving  Place,  Manhattan,  New  York  City. 

1894.  John  Beattie,  245  West  46th  Street,  Manhattan,  New  York 
City. 

1896.  Richard  W.  P.  Goff,  230  South  Second  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

1896.  Archer  Brown,  80  Munn  Avenue,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

1897.  Summerfield  Baldwin,  1006  North  Charles  Street,  Baltimore, 

Md. 

1898.  George  C.  Batcheller,  237  West  72d  Street,  Manhattan,  New 

York  City. 

1898.  John  R.  Curran,  693  East  26th  Street,  Paterson,  N.  J. 

1899.  Richard  B.  Kelly,  273  Broadway,  Manhattan,  New  York  City. 
1899.  Willis  McDonald,  139A  South  Oxford  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
1899.  William  J.  Stitt,  746  Broadway,  Manhattan,  New  York  City. 

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1900.  George  F.  Secor,  Ossining,  N.  Y. 

1900.  Charles  Gibson,  415  State  Street,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

1901.  John  Bentley,  1040  Park  Place,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

1901.  James  H.  Welch,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

1902.  Costello  Lippitt,  Norwich,  Conn. 

GENERAL  MISSIONARY  COMMITTEE 

The  General  Missionary  Committee  includes  the  Board  of 
Bishops  with  the  Missionary  Bishops,  the  Corresponding  Secretaries, 
the  Recording  Secretary,  together  with  fourteen  members  of  the 
Board  of  Managers  and  a  representative  from  each  of  the  fourteen 
mission  districts  established  by  the  General  Conference. 

The  fourteen  members  of  the  Board  of  Managers  elected  by  that 
body  October  14,  1902,  as  members  of  the  General  Missionary  Com¬ 
mittee  are  as  follows:  Ministers  —  J.  M.  Buckley,  John  F.  Goucher, 
S.  W.  Gehrett,  A.  K.  Sanford,  S.  F.  Upham,  C.  S.  Wing,  W.  F. 
Anderson;  Laymen  —  Charles  Gibson,  John  S.  McLean,  Charles 
Scott,  E.  B.  Tuttle,  J.  F.  Rusling,  E.  L.  Dobbins,  Anderson  Fowler. 

The  Mission  districts,  and  the  Conferences  which  they  comprise, 
with  the  General  Missionary  Committee  representative  from  each, 
are  as  follows : 

I.  East  Maine,  Italy,  Maine,  New  England,  New  England  South¬ 
ern,  New  Hampshire,  Vermont  Walter  Williams  Ogier,  Bangor,  Me. 

II.  Delaware,  New  Jersey,  New  York,  New  York  East,  Newark, 
Troy,  Wilmington.  Henry  Augustus  Monroe,  1310  Parrish  Street, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

III.  Central  New  York,  Genesee,  North  India,  Northern  New 
York,  South  India,  Wyoming.  William  Dixon  Marsh,  Utica,  N.  Y. 

IV.  Baltimore,  Central  Pennsylvania,  Erie,  Philadelphia,  Pitts¬ 
burg,  Washington,  West  Virginia.  Reuben  Chandler  Smith,  Du¬ 
bois,  Pa. 

V.  Central  Ohio,  Cincinnati,  East  Ohio,  Kentucky,  North  China, 

North  Ohio,  Ohio,  South  America.  John  Chalmers  Arbuckle,  Co¬ 
lumbus,  O.  , 

VI.  Alabama,  Atlanta,  Atlantic  Mission,  Blue  Ridge,  Central  Ten¬ 
nessee,  East  Tennessee,  Florida,  Georgia,  Holston,  North  Carolina, 
Saint  John’s  River,  Savannah,  South  Carolina,  Virginia.  Robert 
Henry  Robb,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

VII.  Detroit,  Indiana,  Lexington,  Michigan,  North  Indiana, 
Northwest  Indiana.  Patrick  Joseph  Maveety,  Albion,  Mich. 

VIII.  Central  Illinois,  Central  Swedish,  Des  Moines,  Iowa, 
Northwest  Iowa,  Rock  River,  Upper  Iowa.  Henry  Godden  Jackson, 
D.D.,  57  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  Ill. 

IX.  Bombay,  Dakota,  Minnesota,  North  Dakota,  Northern  Min¬ 
nesota,  Norway,  Norwegian  and  Danish,  West  Wisconsin.  Western 
Swedish,  Wisconsin.  Nels  Edward  Simonsen,  2243  Orringtton 
Avenue,  Evanston,  Ill. 


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X.  Black  Hills,  Colorado,  Japan,  Liberia,  Nebraska,  North  Ne¬ 
braska,  Northwest  India,  Northwest  Nebraska,  Sweden,  West  Ne¬ 
braska.  George  Washington  I  sham,  Beatrice,  Neb. 

XI.  Arizona,  Illinois,  Kansas,  Missouri,  New  Mexico  Spanish, 
New  Mexico  English,  Northwest  Kansas,  Oklahoma,  Saint  Louis, 
South  Kansas,  Southern  Illinois,  Southwest  Kansas.  Henry  Joseph 
Coker,  Emporia,  Kan. 

XII.  Arkansas,  Austin,  Central  Alabama,  Central  Missouri,  Gulf 
Mission,  Little  Rock,  Louisiana,  Mississippi,  Mobile,  Tennessee, 
Texas,  Upper  Mississippi,  West  Texas.  Walter  Horatius  Nelson, 
Huntsville,  Ala. 

XIII.  California  German,  Central  German,  Chicago  German,  East 
German,  North  Germany,  Northern  German,  Northwest  German, 
Saint  Louis  German,  South  Germany,  Southern  German,  Switzer¬ 
land,  West  German.  Henry  Lemcke,  1260  Rokeby  Street,  Chicago, 
Ill. 

XIV.  Bengal,  California,  Columbia  River,  Foochow,  Idaho,  Kalis- 
pell  Mission,  Mexico,  Montana,  Oregon,  Puget  Sound,  Southern 
California,  Western  Norwegian-Danish.  John  Parsons,  Salem,  Ore. 


The  Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society 

This  Society,  organized  March  23,  1869,  and  now  numbering 
150,000  members  in  its  6,000  auxiliaries,  works  in  harmony  with, 
and  under  the  supervision  of,  the  authorities  of  the  Missionary  So¬ 
ciety  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  The  appointment,  recall, 
and  remuneration  of  missionaries,  and  the  designation  of  their  fields 
of  labor,  are  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of 
the  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church ;  and  the 
annual  appropriations  to  Mission  fields  are  submitted  for  revision 
and  approval  to  the  General  Missionary  Committee  of  the  Metho¬ 
dist  Episcopal  Church. 

The  missionaries  sent  out  by  this  Society  labor  under  the  direction 
of  the  particular  conferences  or  missions  of  the  church  in  which 
they  may  be  severally  employed.  They  are  annually  appointed  by 
the  President  of  the  conference  or  mission,  and  are  subject  to  the 
same  rules  of  removal  that  govern  the  other  missionaries. 

All  the  work  of  the  Woman’s  Society  in  foreign  lands  is  under  the 
direction  of  the  conferences  or  missions,  and  their  committees,  in 
exactly  the  same  manner  as  the  work  of  the  Missionary  Society  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  the  Superintendent  or  Presiding 
Elder  having  the  same  relation  to  the  work  and  the  person  in  charge 
of  it  that  he  would  have  were  it  a  work  in  the  charge  of  any  member 
of  the  conference  or  mission. 

The  Society  projects  its  own  work  and  administers  it;  raises 
and  dispenses  its  money.  The  organization  consists  of  a  General 
Executive  Committee,  Co-ordinate  Branches,  Conference  and  District 
organizations,  auxiliary  societies  and  members.  The  management 
and  general  administration  of  the  Society  is  vested  in  the  General 

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Executive  Committee,  consisting  of  a  President,  Recording  Secretary, 
General  Treasurer,  the  Corresponding  Secretary  and  two  delegates 
from  each  of  the  eleven  Branches,  the  Literature  Committee  of  three 
members,  and  the  Superintendent  of  German  Work,  in  all  forty 
persons,  who  meet  annually  in  various  parts  of  the  country  a  short 
time  previous  to  the  meeting  of  the  General  Missionary  Committee 
of  the  church.  The  purpose  is  to  take  into  consideration  the  inter¬ 
ests  and  demands  of  the  entire  work  of  the  Society,  make  the  ap¬ 
propriations,  employ  missionaries,  devise  means  of  carrying  for¬ 
ward  the  work  and  to  transact  any  other  business  demanded. 

The  payment  of  one  dollar  annually  constitutes  membership.  Pro¬ 
vision  is  made  for  Young  Women’s  Societies,  Children’s  Bands, 
Little  Light  Bearers,  and  now  for  yet  another  division  called  Stand¬ 
ard  Bearers,  the  condition  of  membership  in  either  varying  from 
two  cents  to  five  cents  a  month. 

The  great  source  of  income  is  from  membership  fees,  but  some 
comes  from  bequests,  life  memberships,  and  special  donations,  thank- 
offering  funds,  etc.  Since  the  organization  of  the  Society  it  has  re¬ 
ceived  $5,881,525.86,  of  which  $426,795.28  was  received  during  the 
year  1901.  Contributing  to  this  result  has  been  the  distribution  of 
25,000  mite  boxes.  The  real  estate  owned  by  the  Society  is  valued 
at  $750,000. 

The  home  work  is  represented  by  the  following  statistics: 

Auxiliary  Societies,  5,410;  members,  139,404.  Young  Women’s 
Societies,  597 ;  members,  15,090.  Children’s  Bands,  541 ;  members, 
17,271.  Little  Light  Bearers,  264;  members,  6,043.  Total  organ¬ 
izations,  5,876;  total  membership,  177,549.  There  are  99  Conference 
Secretaries  and  293  District  Secretaries.  The  German  work  is  scat¬ 
tered  over  the  territory  of  12  German  Conferences,  9  of  which  are 
located  in  the  United  States,  2  in  Germany,  and  1  in  Switzerland. 
The  membership  in  the  United  States  is  4,557;  in  Europe,  2,303. 

The  Society  now  has  in  service  243  missionaries,  24  of  whom  are 
medical.  They  are  distributed  as  follows:  Africa,  3;  Burma,  6;  Bul¬ 
garia,  3;  China,  53;  India,  72;  Italy,  4;  Japan,  29;  Korea,  15;  Ma¬ 
laysia,  8 ;  Mexico,  8 ;  Philippine  Islands,  2 ;  South  America,  7 ; 
while  36  are  on  furlough. 

PUBLICATIONS 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  publications  of  the  Society,  together 
with  their  circulation,  and  the  names  of  the  editors : 

Woman's  Missionary  Friend,  the  organ  of  the  Society,  Mrs.  Louise 
Manning  Hodgkins,  Auburndale,  Mass.,  Editor  (circulation,  21,447)  ; 
German  Friend,  Mrs.  Ph.  Achard- Jacoby,*  Roselle,  Ill.,  Editor 
(circulation,  3,992)  ;  The  Study,  Mrs.  M.  S.  Budlong,  Rockford, 
Ill.,  Editor  (circulation,  31,232)  ;  Children's  Missionary  Friend, 
Mrs.  O.  W.  Scott,  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  Editor  (circulation,  25,106)  ; 
showing  combined  an  aggregate  monthly  issue  of  81,777  copies.  Be¬ 
sides  there  is  a  large  amount  of  miscellaneous  literature,  such  as 
leaflets,  calendars,  biographical  sketches,  etc. 

*  Deceased. 

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TREASURER’S  REPORT,  SHOWING  RECEIPTS  FROM 
OCTOBER  i,  1900,  TO  OCTOBER  1,  1901 


New  England  .  $46,979  61 

New  York  .  65,901  00 

Philadelphia  .  43,190  49 

Baltimore  .  15,999  36 

Cincinnati  .  57,013  48 

Northwestern  .  102,612  48 

Des  Moines  .  41, 393  50 

Minneapolis  .  13,133  06 


Topeka  .  $21,324  28 

Pacific  .  13,461  00 

Columbia  River .  5,787  02 


Total  for  1901  . $426,795  28 

Amount  raised  1900 .  414,531  63 


Advance  .  $12,263  65 


APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  1902 


Africa  .  $1,675 

India. 

North  India  .  47,020 

Northwest  India  .  36,194 

Bombay  .  32,182 

South  India  .  27,085 

Bengal  .  13,315 

Burma  .  5, 490 


Total  for  India  . $161,286 

Malaysia  .  13,604 

China. 

North  China  . .  16,580 

Central  China  .  15,365 

West  China  .  6,020 

Foochow  .  28,719 

Hinghua  .  11,125 


Total  for  China  .  $77,809 


Korea  . $16,343 

Japan. 

Northern  and  Central  Japan  39,335 
Southern  Japan  .  1 3,545 


Total  for  Japan  .  $52,880 

Bulgaria  . * .  3,605 

Italy  .  8,548 

South  America  .  14,176 

Mexico  . 22,099 

Switzerland  .  250 

South  Germany  .  50 

North  Germany  .  250 

Norway  .  5° 

Contingent  .  10,210 


$382,835 

Thank  Offering  .  6,031 


Total  .  $388,866 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  SOCIETY 

President 

Mrs.  Cyrus  D.  Foss,  2043  Arch  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Secretary 

Mrs.  J.  T.  Gracey,  177  Pearl  Street,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


T  reasurer 

Mrs.  William  B.  Skidmore,  230  West  59th  Street,  New  York  City. 

Branch  Corresponding  Secretaries 

Northeastern  Branch  —  Mrs.  M.  P.  Alderman,  32  Everett  Street, 
Hyde  Park,  Mass. 

New  York  Branch  —  Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Skidmore,  230  West  59th  Street, 
New  York  City. 


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Philadelphia  Branch  —  Mrs.  J.  F.  Keen,  1209  Arch  Street,  Phila¬ 
delphia,  Pa. 

Baltimore  Branch  —  Mrs.  E.  B.  Stevens,  604  Thompson  Avenue, 
Baltimore,  Md. 

Cincinnati  Branch  —  Mrs.  B.  R.  Cowen,  2406  Highland  Avenue,  Wal¬ 
nut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Northwestern  Branch  —  Mrs.  F.  P.  Crandon,  1414  Forest  Avenue, 
Evanston,  Ill. 

Des  Moines  Branch  —  Mrs.  M.  S.  Huston.  421  North  Seventh  Street, 
Burlington,  Iowa. 

Minneapolis  Branch  —  Mrs.  I.  W.  Joyce,  310  Groveland  Street,  Min¬ 
neapolis,  Minn. 

Topeka  Branch  —  Miss  Matilda  Watson,  1701  South  17th  Street, 
^  Lincoln,  Nebr. 

Pacific  Branch  —  Mrs.  Charlotte  O’Neal,  Pasadena,  Cal. 

Columbia  River  Branch  —  Mrs.  A.  N.  Fisher,  214  Twelfth  Street, 
Portland,  Ore. 

Superintendent  of  German  Work 
Mrs.  C.  Achard,*  Roselle,  Ill. 

Secretary  of  Little  Light  Bearers 
Mrs.  L.  F.  Harrison,  i  Oberlin  Street,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Literature  Committee 

Mrs.  Gertrude  M.  Pooley,  614  Peach  Street,  Rockford,  Ill. 
Mrs.  Charlotte  F.  Wilder,  Manhattan,  Kas. 

Miss  Mary  E.  Holt,  4  Berwick  Park,  Boston,  Mass. 

Woman’s  Home  Missionary  Society 

The  Woman’s  Home  Missionary  Society  was  organized  in  Cin¬ 
cinnati,  Ohio,  June,  1880.  Its  relation  to  the  Missionary  Society  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  as  defined  by  the  Discipline,  is 
practically  the  same  as  that  of  the  Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary 
Society. 

The  object  of  the  Society  is  to  enlist  and  organize  the  efforts  of 
Christian  women  in  behalf  of  the  needy  and  destitute  women  and 
children  of  all  sections  of  our  country,  without  distinction  of  race, 
and  to  co-operate  with  the  other  societies  and  agencies  of  the 
Church  in  educational  and  missionary  work. 

The  organization  of  the  Society  includes  89  Conferences,  2,500 
Auxiliary  Societies,  59,000  adult  members  and  13,500  children.  The 
management  of  its  affairs  is  vested  in  the  General  Board  of  Mana- 


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gers,  a  representative  body  of  two  delegates  from  each  Conference 
Society,  and  the  Board  of  Trustees.  It  meets  annually,  defines  the 
lines  of  work,  locates  the  missions,  appropriates  the  funds  of  the 
Society,  provides  necessary  legislation,  and  elects  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  editors,  Bureau  Secretaries  and  Standing  Committees.  To 
the  Board  of  Trustees  is  intrusted  the  conduct  of  its  business  and 
the  expenditure  of  its  funds. 

The  field  of  the  Society  includes  every  section  of  our  country 
where  neglected  populations  need  assistance  to  enable  them  to  main¬ 
tain  well-ordered  Christian  homes.  Industrial  and  moral  teaching 
is  provided  for  in  connection  with  the  schools  of  the  Church,  through 
Model  or  Industrial  Homes,  where  instruction  is  given  in  the  best 
methods  of  housekeeping.  Schools  with  the  Industrial  feature  are 
maintained  in  the  South,  for  both  white  and  colored  people ;  in  the 
West,  for  Spanish  Americans  in  New  Mexico  and  California;  for 
Indians  in  the  Western  States  and  Territories,  including  Alaska; 
in  mining  districts ;  for  the  native  and  foreign  populations  of  cities, 
especially  at  our  seaports.  The  Society  provides  for  orphanages, 
hospitals  and  medical  missions,  Deaconess  Homes  and  training- 
schools,  aids  pastors  and  churches,  and  co-operates  with  other  agen¬ 
cies  in  the  establishment  of  kindergartens,  Sabbath-schools,  mothers’ 
meetings  and  evangelistic  services  in  mission  districts.  It  has  in  its 
service  420  missionaries  and  deaconesses.  In  the  South,  55  are  em¬ 
ployed ;  in  the  West,  40;  in  the  city  missions  and  orphanages,  26; 
and  300  deaconesses  are  employed  in  32  homes  and  hospitals,  and 
12  stations. 

The  field  of  the  Society  is  divided  into  sections,  and  the  manage¬ 
ment  of  the  missions  and  the  expenditure  of  funds  appropriated 
thereto  are  placed  in  charge  of  committees,  called  Bureaus.  There 
are  twenty  of  these,  and  they  work  under  the  direction  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees.  The  supervision  of  the  fifteen  Model  Homes  and  In¬ 
dustrial  Schools  in  the  South,  among  white  and  colored,  is  divided 
among  seven  Bureaus;  one  Bureau  looks  after  the  Mormon  work, 
one  after  the  Spanish  work  in  New  Mexico  and  one  after  that  of 
California.  Two  care  for  the  Indian  work,  and  one  for  the  Alaskan. 
One  has  in  charge  the  Oriental  work  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  one 
the  Immigrant  work  at  the  eastern  ports.  One  has  the  supervision 
of  the  Deaconess  work.  The  Mothers’  Jewels  Home  in  York, 
Nebraska;  Marcy  Industrial  Home,  Chicago;  Glenn  Home,  Cincin¬ 
nati;  Watts  de  Peyster  Home  and  School,  Tivoli,  N.  Y.,  and  the 
Medical  Mission  in  Boston,  are  under  the  direction  of  committees. 

The  Bureau  for  Deaconesses  has  under  its  care  all  the  Deaconess 
work  of  the  Society.  It  co-operates  with  the  “  Conference  Boards  of 
Nine  ”  in  the  establishment  of  Deaconess  Homes,  so  as  to  secure 
for  them  the  advantage  of  the  financial  support  of  the  Woman’s 
Home  Missionary  Society.  It  has  the  general  supervision  of  all 
Training-Schools  and  Deaconess  Homes  allied  with  it,  and  the  assign¬ 
ment  of  deaconesses  to  their  fields  of  labor,  subject  to  the  approval  of 
the  “  Conference  Board  of  Nine  ”  and  the  “  District  Superintendent.” 

All  the  Deaconess  Homes  and  Training-Schools  under  the  care  of 
the  Womans’  Home  Missionary  Society  are  subject  to  the  control 
of  the  “  Conference  Board  of  Nine,”  in  conformity  to  the  Discipline 

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paragraphs  207,  209  entitled  “  Conference  Deaconess  Boards  ”  and 
“  Deaconess  Institutions.”  All  the  Deaconesses  in  the  employ  of  the 
Society  conform  to  the  Discipline  requirements  as  to  qualifications, 
license,  transfer,  etc.,  as  found  in  paragraph  208  entitled  “  Deacon¬ 
esses.”  Each  Deaconess  Home  is  managed  by  a  Local  Board  that 
holds  the  property  and  looks  after  the  details  of  the  work.  Homes 
associated  with  the  Woman’s  Home  Missionary  Society  have  the  ad¬ 
vantage  of  the  moral  and  financial  support  of  its  Auxiliaries,  and 
the  connectional  character  of  the  Society  makes  it  an  easy  medium 
of  communication  between  Homes  for  their  mutual  advantage.  Dea¬ 
coness  Funds  are  paid  directly  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Local  Board 
of  the  Home,  and  reported  by  voucher  to  the  General  Treasurer  of 
the  Woman’s  Home  Missionary  Society,  by  whom  the  Conferences 
are  properly  credited. 

The  Bureau  for  Mission  Supplies  provides  for  the  collection  and 
distribution  of  clothing,  literature  and  such  other  articles  as  may 
be  helpful  to  ministers’  families,  Sunday  schools  and  our  Industrial 
Homes. 

The  Bureau  for  Young  People  endeavors  to  enlist  the  youth  of 
the  Church  in  organized  effort  in  behalf  of  Home  Missions. 

The  Bureau  for  lectures  and  home  missionary  reading  circles  aids 
in  the  dissemination  of  missionary  intelligence  by  its  three  years’ 
course  of  reading  and  the  distribution  of  missionary  literature. 

The  Bureau  for  systematic  beneficence  endeavors  to  promote  sys¬ 
tematic  giving  by  the  preparation  and  circulation  of  literature,  and  by 
the  employment  of  such  efforts  as  are  adapted  to  secure  this  end. 

The  Society  has  property  as  follows :  Industrial  and  mission 
homes  and  schools,  $190,750;  Immigrant  homes,  $26,000;  Children’s 
homes,  $123,446;  City  Mission  centers,  $73,300;  Training  schools 
and  homes,  for  missionaries  and  deaconesses,  $481,952.  Omitting 
values  repeated,  gives  a  total  property  value  of  $736,152,  upon  which 
there  is  an  indebtedness  of  $36,000. 

The  payment  of  two  cents  a  week  constitutes  Annual,  and  $20 
Life  Membership  in  the  Auxiliary.  The  annual  dues  for  Young 
People’s  and  Juvenile  Societies  are  respectively  50  and  25  cents; 
Mothers’  Jewels,  10  cents.  The  payment  of  $100  makes  one  a  Life 
Manager,  and  $300  a  Life  Patron. 


PUBLICATIONS 

The  Society  publishes  numerous  tracts  and  leaflets,  which,  to¬ 
gether  with  all  home  missionary  literature,  can  be  ordered  from  Miss 
Martha  Van  Marter,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York.  The  regular 
publications  of  the  Society  are  Woman’s  Home  Missions  (includ¬ 
ing  a  Deaconess  Department)  and  Children’s  Home  Missions  both 
published  at  the  Methodist  Book  Concern,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  (Miss  Van  Marter,  Editor;  Miss  Mary  Bell  Evans,  Publisher). 
Home  Mission  supplies  are  also  kept  at  the  Western  Methodist  Book 
Concern,  220  West  Fourth  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  at  57  Washing¬ 
ton  Street,  Chicago,  Ill.,  and  at  36  Bromfield  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

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FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 


The  receipts  of  the  society  for  the  year  closing  July  31,  1901,  were  in  cash  and  cash  vouch¬ 
ers  through  General  Treasurer,  $234,246  ;  for  tuition  and  board  in  Schools  and  Homes, 
$38,968  ;  value  of  supplies,  $68,260  ;  a  total  of  $341,474.  Disbursements  :  Cash  and  vouch¬ 
ers,  $233,794  ;  supplies,  $68,260  ;  balance  forward  to  next  year,  $450. 

Summary  of  Appropriations  for  1902. 


Unconditional. 

Conditional. 

Southern  Work . 

$29,055. 7° 

$39>575-°° 

Utah . 

5,160.00 

100.00 

Spanish  Work . 

9,581.78 

17,450.00 

Indian  Work . 

6,310.00 

3,200.00 

Alaska  . 

1,930.00 

7,000.00 

Immigrant  Work . 

Children’s  Homes . 

5,496.00 

300.00 

9,666.00 

11,700.00 

Training  Schools . 

16,815.00 

75,500.00 

City  Mission  Work . 

5,980.00 

22,225.00 

Rest  Homes . 

516.00 

6,500.00 

Oriental  Work . 

3,100.00 

3,000.00 

Deaconess  W ork . 

— 

71,000.00 

Conference  Work . 

— 

3,600.00 

General  Expenses . 

25,385.00 

— 

Total . 

$118,945.48 

$261,150.00 

OFFICERS  OF  THE  SOCIETY 
(The  Board  of  Trustees  includes  the  Officers  and  Managers) 

President 

Mrs.  Clinton  B.  Fisk . 175  West  58th  Street,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Vice-Presidents 

Mrs.  Jane  B.  Robinson . 425  Cass  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Mrs.  H.  C.  McCabe . Delaware,  O. 

Mrs.  William  Christie  Herron . Avondale,  Cincinnati,  O. 

Mrs.  Bishop  Walden . Cincinnati,  O. 

Mrs.  Bishop  Fowler . Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Corresponding  Secretary 

Mrs.  Delia  Lathrop  Williams . Delaware,  O. 

Recording  Secretary 

Mrs.  F.  A.  Aiken . 912  Dayton  Street,  Cincinnati,  O. 

Treasurer 

Mrs.  George  H.  Thompson . 2144  Fulton  Avenue,  Walnut  Hills, 

Cincinnati,  O. 

Trustees 

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Mrs.  W.  L.  Boswell . 644  North  32d  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Mrs.  E.  L.  Albright . 296  North  Union  Street,  Delaware,  O. 

Mrs.  J.  L.  Whetstone . 106  Wellington  Place,  Mount  Auburn, 

Cincinnati,  O. 


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Mrs.  I.  D.  Jones.  . .  .1014  McMillan  St.,  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  O. 

Mrs.  W.  M.  Ampt . 1910  Baymiller  St.,  Cincinnati,  O. 

Mrs.  Anna  Kent . 60  S.  Clinton  St.,  E.  Orange,  N.  J. 

Mrs.  W.  A.  Goodman,  Jr, . 1707  E.  McMillan  St.,  Walnut  Hills, 

Cincinnati,  O. 

Miss  Henrietta  A.  Bancroft . 425  Cass  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Mrs.  M.  T.  Carey . 752  West  Seventh  Street,  Cincinnati,  O. 

Mrs.  James  Dale.. St.  James  Avenue,  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  O. 

Mrs.  J.  W.  Gosling . Mount  Auburn,  Cincinnati,  O. 

Mrs.  W.  P.  Thirkield . Corner  Loraine  and  Brookline,  Clifton, 

Cincinnati,  O. 

Advisory  Board 

Mrs.  J.  P.  Negus., . Inwood,  la. 

Mrs.  D.  B.  Street.  ...  1102  Ninth  Street,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Mrs.  Samuel  Hamilton.  ..  .Highland  Heights,  E.  E.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Mrs.  John  Neff . 701  Carrollton  Avenue,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Mrs.  Henry  Wade  Rogers . New  Haven,  Conn. 

Mrs.  M.  J.  Schoyer . 34  Library  Place,  Allegheny  City,  Pa. 

Mrs.  J.  W.  Hamilton.  ..  .435  Buchanan  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Financial  Statement  for  1901  of  the  Missionary 
Societies  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 

Receipts  Disbursements 

Missionary  Society  . . *$1,233,186.05  $1,279,930.06 

Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society...  426,795.28  420,803.67 

Woman’s  Home  Missionary  Society .  234,246.21  233,884.83 

Total .  $1,894,227.54  $1,934,618.56 

Disbursements  for  Foreign  Missions 

Missionary  Society  . f$768, 638.92 

Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society .  420,803.67 


Total . $1,189,442.59 

Disbursements  for  Home  Missions 

Missionary  Society . $511,291.14 

Woman’s  Home  Missionary  Society.  . . .  233,884.83 


Total.  .• . $745d75.97 

Appropriations  for  1902 

Missionary  Society . $1,233,186 

Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society .  388,866 

Woman’s  Home  Missionary  Society,  unconditional.  118,945 


Total . $2,002,147 

*  Includes  special  gifts. 


t  This  includes  special  gifts,  salaries  of  Missionary  Bishops;  and  the  por¬ 
tion  of  incidental  expenses  expended  for  foreign  missions. 

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The  National  City  Evangelization  Union  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church 

The  National  City  Evangelization  Union  of  the  Methodist  Epis¬ 
copal  Church  was  suggested  at  a  preliminary  meeting  held  in  Cleve¬ 
land,  in  November,  1891 ;  was  organized  at  a  delegated  convention 
at  Pittsburg,  in  March,  1892;  was  recognized  by  the  General  Con¬ 
ference  of  that  same  year  (see  Discipline  1892  paragraph  364),  and 
was  adopted  as  an  organic  part  of  the  Church’s  missionary  system 
at  the  General  Conference  of  1900  (see  Discipline  1900,  paragraphs 
377-378). 

The  Union  is  composed  of  representatives  from  all  the  local  or¬ 
ganizations  or  unions,  by  whatever  name  known,  in  the  cities  of  the 
United  States,  working  for  city  evangelization  and  city  church  ex¬ 
tension,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

The  object  of  the  National  Union  is  to  promote  the  efficiency  of 
the  local  unions,  to  bring  them  into  helpful  and  fraternal  relations, 
to  encourage  the  formation  of  similar  unions  in  all  the  cities  where 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  has  five  or  more  pastoral  charges, 
and  in  general  to  keep  before  the  Church  its  responsibility  for  the 
evangelization  of  the  cities. 

The  National  Union  presents  to  each  General  Conference,  for  the 
quadrennium  next  preceding,  a  report  of  its  condition  and  work,  and 
of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  all  the  federated  unions. 

To  promote  city  evangelization  and  city  church  extension,  it 
recommends  that  in  every  city  in  the  United  States  where  the  Metho¬ 
dist  Episcopal  Church  has  five  or  more  charges  a  local  union  be  or¬ 
ganized,  with  such  board  of  management  as  it  shall  determine.  Every 
pastor  and  presiding  elder  in  the  city,  with  the  resident  bishop,  if 
there  be  one,  is  to  be  recognized  as  a  member,  and  each  quarterly 
conference  is  to  be  entitled  to  representation  in  the  union. 

The  local  unions  have  authority,  each  in  its  own  territory,  to  col¬ 
lect  and  disburse  money  for  the  object  contemplated  in  its  organi¬ 
zation. 

Since  1892,  the  Union  has  annually  held  a  Convention  in  which 
there  has  been  representation  from  many  cities,  and  vital  themes 
have  been  discussed.  In  these  counsels  have  originated  the  various 
movements  which  have  resulted  in  the  adoption  by  the  General  Con¬ 
ference  of  the  new  policy  concerning  the  cities,  and  in  the  closer 
relationship  between  this  special  work  and  that  of  the  General  Mis¬ 
sionary  Society.  * 

The  demand  for  this  National  Union  grew  out  of  the  convictions 
of  men  who  in  the  several  cities  had  been  identified  with  the  city 
missions  and  church  extension  societies.  Of  these  the  first  was  the 
New  York  City  Church  Extension  and  Missionary  Society,  organized 
nearly  forty  years  ago,  and  itself  the  outgrowth  of  the  City  Sunday 
School  Society,  whose  history  runs  much  further  back.  Previous  to 
1890,  similar  societies  were  formed  in  the  following  cities,  in  the 
order  named :  Boston,  Brooklyn,  Detroit,  Pittsburg,  San  Francisco, 
Philadelphia,  Buffalo,  Chicago,  Cleveland,  Minneapolis,  Cincinnati, 

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Columbus,  Kansas  City,  Syracuse.  Since  1890,  local  unions,  affiliated 
with  the  National  Union,  have  been  organized  in  many  other  cities. 
At  the  present  time,  the  total  number  of  organizations  is  over  fifty, 
the  majority  of  them  active  and  effective.  They  expend  annually  in 
this  work,  approximately,  two  hundred  thousand  dollars. 

The  work  of  the  National  Union  has  been  that  of  volunteers. 
It  has  never  had  a  salaried  officer.  The  expenses  of  its  Conventions 
have  been  met  by  contributions  from  the  cities  represented.  A  Com¬ 
mittee  of  fifteen  laymen  have  supplied  the  funds  necessary  for  the 
actual  outlay  for  correspondence  and  publication. 

This  year,  in  place  of  the  annual  Convention,  a  Conference  in  the 
interest  of  the  evangelization  of  cities  will  be  held  on  Friday  after¬ 
noon  of  the  Missionary  Convention,  October  24th. 

OFFICERS 

The  officers  elected  at  the  last  Convention  are  as  follows : 


President 

John  E.  James,  M.  D . Philadelphia 

Vice-Presidents 

James  N.  Gamble . Cincinnati 

James  B.  Hobbs . Chicago 

James  E.  Ingram . 


Corresponding  Secretary 

Rev.  Frank  Mason  North . 150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City 

Recording  Secretary 

Rev.  C.  A.  Littlefield . Chelsea,  Mass. 


Horace  Benton 


T  reasurer 


Cleveland 


Executive  Committee 


John  E.  James,  M.  D . Philadelphia 

James  N.  Gamble . Cincinnati 

Rev.  Frank  Mason  North . 150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City 

Rev.  C.  A.  Littlefield . Chelsea,  Mass. 

Horace  Benton  . Cleveland 

Horace  Hitchcock . Detroit 

Hudson  Samson . Pittsburg 

Rev.  A.  D.  Traveller . Chicago 

Rev.  A.  W.  Byrt . Brooklyn 

Board  of  Managers 

Charles  Gibson . .Albany 

A.  M.  Sclioyer . Allegheny 

David  Abercrombie . Baltimore 

G.  E.  Atwood . Boston 


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A.  P.  Sloan. . Brooklyn 

J.  L.  Romer . Buffalo 

Wm.  Deering . Chicago 

J.  R.  Clark . Cincinnati 

N.  B.  Abbott . Columbus 

R.  A.  Carnine,  D.  D . Denver 

W.  L.  Holmes . Detroit 

E.  B.  Rawls,  D.  D . Indianapolis 

W.  H.  Beach . Jersey  City 

O.  M.  Stewart,  D.  D . Kansas  City 

D.  C.  John,  D.  D . Milwaukee 

J.  F.  Force,  M.  D . Minneapolis 

H.  H.  Benedict . New  Haven 

Bowles  Colgate* . New  York 

R.  W.  P.  Goff . Philadelphia 

J.  G.  Holmes . Pittsburg 

Henry  A.  Fifield . * . Providence 

I.  N.  Dalbey,  D.  D . Rochester 

Hanford  Crawford . St.  Louis 

J.  M.  Avann,  D.  D . Toledo 

G.  W.  F.  Swartzell . Washington 


Missions  in  the  Epworth  League 

The  official  provision  for  the  missionary  work  of  the  Epworth 
League  is  shown  by  Article  4,  Section  1,  of  the  Epworth  League  Con¬ 
stitution.  As  revised  by  the  Board  of  Control  at  the  Chicago  meet¬ 
ing  in  August,  1900,  the  article  reads :  “  It  [the  first  Department] 
shall  also  endeavor  to  interest  the  young  people  in  the  missionary  en¬ 
terprises  of  the  Church.  To  this  end,  it  shall  appoint  a  missionary 
committee  for  each  chapter.” 

In  pursuance  of  the  constitutional  provision  Mr.  Willis  W.  Cooper, 
the  First  Vice-President  of  the  General  Cabinet  of  the  Epworth 
League,  has  appointed  a  general  missionary  committee  to  superintend 
the  missionary  activities  of  the  entire  organization. 

The  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  at 
its  regular  meeting,  February  20,  1900,  by  a  unanimous  vote  made 
provision  for  a  field  secretary  to  be  elected  by  the  Missionary  Board, 
such  secretary  to  have  the  direction  of  the  missionary  campaign  and 
other  work  among  young  people.  Mr.  S.  Earl  Taylor  was  elected  to 
fill  that  position.  Mr.  Taylor  is  also  chairman  of  the  General  Mis¬ 
sionary  Committee  of  the  League. 

During  the  year  1901-1902  no  less  than  445  mission  study  classes 
were  conducted  among  the  Epworth  Leagues,  and  in  these  classes 
there  were  enrolled  5,312  members.  Only  five  years  ago  there  were 
practically  no  mission  study  classes  conducted  by  Epworth  Leagues. 
Now  the  Leagues  have  surpassed  in  mission  study  class  enrollment 
the  largest  registration  in  voluntary  mission  study  for  a  single  year 
of  all  the  colleges  of  North  America.  Six  years  ago  there  were  no 


Deceased. 

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missionary  libraries  suitable  as  to  cost  and  content  for  League  pur¬ 
poses.  Two  missionary  campaign  libraries  have  been  published  since 
1898,  and  of  these  libraries  4,350  sets  have  been  sold,  aggregating 
73,600  volumes,  or  about  seventy  tons  of  missionary  books. 

Recently,  Jennings  &  Pye  issued  from  their  Cincinnati  house  the 
first  copies  of  a  new  mission  study  text-book,  the  first  book  prepared 
especially  for  use  of  the  mission  study  classes  in  young  people’s  so¬ 
cieties.  The  title  is  “  The  Price  of  Africa,”  the  book  being  a  series 
of  biographical  studies  of  great  missionaries  to  Africa.  The  author 
is  Mr.  Taylor,  who  is  to  collaborate  with  Professor  Amos  R.  Wells, 
of  Boston,  in  editing  a  series  of  twenty  such  text-books  for  the  use 
of  the  Leagues  and  the  Christian  Endeavor  Societies. 

Six  years  ago  there  were  practically  no  missionary  committees 
among  the  Leagues.  The  League  mechanism  is  now  so  adjusted  as 
to  make  a  missionary  committee  necessary  to  every  well-organized 
local  society  and  since  November  1,  1900,  over  400  district  missionary 
committees  have  come  into  being. 

One  of  the  aggressive  forces  in  this  League  missionary  movement 
is  the  Student  Missionary  Campaign  —  vacation  visiting  of  Leagues 
by  college  students  who  are  on  fire  for  missions. 

The  aim  of  the  missionary  campaign  is  to  bring  returned  mis¬ 
sionaries  and  students  from  the  colleges  into  personal  touch  with  the 
young  people  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  The  campaign  is 
not  organized  primarily  to  raise  money,  nor  is  it  a  scheme  to  sidetrack 
the  League  in  the  interests  of  any  one  of  the  benevolences  of  the 
Church.  It  is  simply  a  plan  to  give  the  young  people  of  the  Church 
a  world-wide  vision,  and  thus  to  bring  the  great  work  of  the  salva¬ 
tion  of  the  world  to  its  proper  place  in  the  thought  of  our  future 
leaders. 

From  the  first,  the  campaign  has  been  under  the  direction  of  the 
General  Cabinet  of  the  Epworth  League,  and  working  as  an  integral 
part  of  the  First  Department. 

Since  the  Student  Missionary  Campaign  was  organized,  325  cam¬ 
paigners  from  thirty  colleges  have  worked  in  twenty-five  States,  and 
have  addressed  over  200,000  people.  They  have  organized  1,231  mis¬ 
sionary  committees.  During  the  summer  of  1902  there  were  130 
campaigners  in  the  field,  representing  about  thirty  colleges. 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  above  that  the  students  of  the  colleges 
and  the  young  people  of  the  churches  are  working  hand-in-hand  to 
extend  the  Kingdom  of  Christ  throughout  the  world. 


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